Blushes & Bronzers
GG Resources
"The Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics," www.thegreenguide.com/doc/122/dirtydozen
"Personal Care: Natural Instincts," www.thegreenguide.com/doc/118/instincts
"Preserving Your Health," www.thegreenguide.com/doc/116/preserving
"Allergens in Fragrance," www.thegreenguide.com/doc/94/allergens
Resources
EcoCert: www.ecocert.com
BDIH: www.kontrollierte-naturkosmetik.de
USDA National Organic Program: www.ams.usda.gov/nop
Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics: www.leapingbunny.org
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: www.safecosmetics.org
The Consumer's Union Guide to Environmental Labels: www.eco-labels.org
Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database: www.cosmeticsdatabase.com
References
American Academy of Dermatology. "Beauty Flash: The Top 10 Cosmetic Do's and Don'ts for Women With Sensitive Skin," March 2003. www.aad.org.
American Academy of Dermatology. "Cosmeceutical Facts and Your Skin." www.aad.org/public/Publications/pamphlets/Cosmetics.htm.
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. "A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick," October 2007. www.safecosmetics.org/your_health/poisonkiss.cfm.
Erickson, Kim. Drop-Dead Gorgeous. New York: Contemporary Books, 2002.
Environmental Working Group. "Cosmetics with Banned and Unsafe Ingredients," September 2007. www.ewg.org/node/22610.
Malkan, Stacy. Not Just a Pretty Face. British Columbia: New Society Publishers, 2007.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. "Caring Consumer: A Guide to Kind Living," www.caringconsumer.org.
Singer, Natasha. "Skin Deep: Should You Trust Your Makeup?" The New York Times, February 15, 2007. www.nytimes.com.
Steinman, David. Safe Trip to Eden. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 2007
Steinman, David and Epstein, Samuel, M.D. The Safe Shopper's Bible. New York: Macmillan Press, 1995.
Winter, Ruth. A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999.
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