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Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible? Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful they’ve kept themselves unregulated for decades. Not Just a Pretty Face chronicles the quest that led a group of health and environmental activists to the world’s largest cosmetics companies to ask some tough questions:

  • Why do companies market themselves as pink ribbon leaders in the fight against breast cancer, yet use hormone-disrupting and carcinogenic chemicals that may contribute to that very disease?
  • Why do products used by men and women of childbearing age contain chemicals linked to birth defects and infertility?

As doors slammed in their faces and the beauty myth peeled away, the industry’s toxic secrets began to emerge. This scathing investigation peels away less-than-lovely layers to expose an industry in dire need of an extreme makeover. The good news is that while the major multinational companies fight for their right to use hazardous chemicals, entrepreneurs are developing safer non-toxic technologies and building businesses on the values of health, justice and personal empowerment.

About the Author

Stacy Malkan is communications director of Health Care Without Harm, and a media strategist and cofounding member of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a national coalition working to eliminate hazardous chemicals from personal care products. Stacy is a former journalist and newspaper publisher, and a longtime environmental health advocate who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: New Society Publishers; 1 edition (November 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0865715742
  • ISBN-13: 978-0865715745
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,337 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Exposes link between chemicals in cosmetics and cancer, October 20, 2007
By Linda of Zosimos Botanicals (Gaithersburg, MD USA) - See all my reviews
Stacy Malkan bravely exposes the link between toxic ingredients in mass produced cosmetics to infertility and breast cancer. It is a call to action for people to join the grassroots movement that has been fighting for change. Malkan questions why the fight against breast cancer is focused on Curing those that have the disease rather than Preventing people from getting cancer in the first place. Numerous medical studies are cited throughout the book. Anyone who wears makeup should educate themselves about what chemicals are in the products they wear, this book gives the resources to do that. It also touts natural alternatives.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Another Pretty Face, November 6, 2007
By momofngandag (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
Now I have a rational reason why I don't like make-up and other cosmetics. I bought this to give my daughters the first time they come to me asking to wear make-up. The teens in this book are so bold - what a great way to learn independence and empowerment - the cause is real, they are the market, and they will change it. I hope by the time my daughters are actually old enough to buy these products, the market will have transformed and they won't need to worry about chemicals in their shampoos, nail polish, and blush. Get this for everyone you know, male, female, young or old to uncover what's behind the cosmetics industry push to be "pretty."
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3.0 out of 5 stars Revealing & Empowering, November 2, 2007
By Teresa "Teresa" (Glenside, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This book gives users of everyday products information, resources and tools to make informed decisions and motivation for smarter purchasing. It uncovers truths about the lack of regulation for items we apply to our faces, heads, and bodies. Yet it also provides inspiration for making changes at the checkout lines and at the policy level. The book shares the personal stories of consumers affected by undisclosed ingredients, researchers investigating the dangers, and the author herself, who once was a make-up diva, as they are faced with revelations of the beauty industry. It is the book for people wanting to protect their health, make safe choices, and be empowered to do something. It's an easy read and should be in the hands of every teen and adult in America.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just a Pretty Face; The ugly side of he Beauty Industry
Wow! What an eye opener. I have since tossed all of my cosmetics and shampoos, conditioners etc. I met Stacy (the author) at a Xango convention and now am a distributor for... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mary E. Botts

5.0 out of 5 stars Shocking. Eye opening. More like a thriller.
Interested in what's going on in the beauty business? This is a must read! Prepare to get angry!
Published 3 months ago by D. Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
An eye opener on all the toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products we use. A recommended read not only for woman but men, too, because there's synthetic fragrances... Read more
Published 5 months ago by H. Fong

5.0 out of 5 stars Cannot UNDERLINE enough how IMPORTANT this book is !!!
I really cannot UNDERLINE enough how IMPORTANT this book is !!!

Everyone who ever used a COSMETICS product should read this! Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kevin Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
A very interesting subject with very scarey results. It is amazing we are so careless with the chemicals we apply to our bodies. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Erica Trig

4.0 out of 5 stars Simply Shocking
I thought this book was simply shocking. I could not believe all of the controversy regarding carcinogenic chemicals in women's personal products! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Luna

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
This book is incredible. I keep it by my side at all times!! It has so much important information that I read a little at a time to be able to absorb it all, but the work and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Joyce Botttorff

5.0 out of 5 stars interesting read with important information for all women
This is an important book for women. We don't know that the products we use every day may be harmful to us. Highly recommended.
Published 10 months ago by Nadia Alam

5.0 out of 5 stars a must read for everyone wow!
what a excellent book, everyone should read this, and know what they are doing to themselves by using some of their health and beauty products. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Janet K. Miller

5.0 out of 5 stars The Beauty Industry has an Ugly side!
This book is a REAL eye-opener! I've always wondered why, in a country that spends SO much on health care (really sick care), are we so low when it comes to world-wide statistics... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Glenn A. Sparks

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