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Personal Care Products & Chemicals

Toxic Beauty. Personal Care Products & Chemicals. Shampoo/Conditioner/Hair Color Deodorant & Shaving Cream Make-up Soap & Sanitizer Lotion & Skin Care Products Mouthwash & Toothpaste Fragrances. Personal Care Products. The Industry. Regulations & the Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

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Personal Care Products & Chemicals

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  1. Toxic Beauty Personal Care Products & Chemicals

  2. Shampoo/Conditioner/Hair Color • Deodorant & Shaving Cream • Make-up • Soap & Sanitizer • Lotion & Skin Care Products • Mouthwash & Toothpaste • Fragrances Personal Care Products

  3. The Industry • Regulations & the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) • Definitions for “Organic”, “Natural”, “Hypoallergenic” • Safety testing Requirements • Banned ingredients Europe: 1300 US: 11

  4. Common Chemical Ingredients: • Phthalates • Parabens • Formaldehyde • Lead • Triclosan • Retinal/Vitamin A A Small Sample

  5. Personal Care Products Scavenger Hunt & Chemical Review

  6. Read Labels Limit Exposure Dispose-of Correctly What Can You Do?

  7. What Can You Do?

  8. Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Red Lists http://www.safecosmetics.org/get-the-facts/chemicals-of-concern/red-list/ What Can You Do?

  9. Environmental Working Group • www.ewg.org/skindeep • Apps • Think Dirty • Ingredient Watch • Safe Cosmetics What Can You Do?

  10. In The Shower:Shampoo, Conditioner, Soap, Moisturizer EWG: 28 Cost: $21 EWG: 9 Cost: $21

  11. In Your Make-up Bag:Foundation, Lipstick, Mascara, Nail Polish EWG: 30 Cost: $28 EWG: 8 Cost: $32

  12. Just For Him:Shaving Cream, Deodorant, Aftershave, Lip Balm EWG: 27 Cost: $21 EWG: 9 Cost: $18

  13. What is a chemical that disrupts hormone production called? What do hormones do? Review Time!

  14. Which of the chemicals that we talked about may be linked to increased risk for: • Breast Cancer • Low Sperm Count • Naso-Pharynx Cancer Review Time!

  15. Where can you find this information? Test Time!

  16. Questions?

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