Authors: Jessica Alba
SLS AND “PEG”
CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS
1,4-Dioxane Research Summary Page.
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=288
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1,4-Dioxane (CASRN 123-91-1), Integrated Risk Information System, 2003.
www.epa.gov/NCEA/iris/subst/0326.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
Impurities of Concern in Personal Care Products, 2007.
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NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM
Report on Carcinogens, 11th edition; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Toxicology Program, January 2005.
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/profiles/s080diox.pdf
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT (OEHAA)
State of California Environmental Protection Agency, Chemicals known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity, 2004.
http://oehha.ca.gov/prop65/prop65_list/files/41604list.html
ORGANIC CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION
Results of Testing for 1,4-Dioxane.
www.organicconsumers.org/bodycare/DioxaneResults08.cfm
TRICLOSAN AND TRICLOCARBAN
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=718
TRIETHANOLAMINE (TEA) AND DIETHANOLAMINE (DEA)
CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS
TEA & DEA Research Summary Page.
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=293
L. ZORRILLA, ET AL.
“The effects of Triclosan on Puberty and Thyroid Hormones in Male Wistar Rats,”
Toxicological Sciences
107, no. 1 (2009), pages 56–64.
AHN, ET AL
“In Vitro Biologic Activities of the Antimicrobials Triclocarban, Its Analogs, and Triclosan in Bioassay Screens: Receptor-Based Bioassay Screens,” Environmental Health Perspectives 116, no. 9 (2008), pages 1203–10.
SCCS (SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER SAFETY)
Preliminary opinion on triclosan antimicrobial resistance, European Commission, Brussels, March 23, 2010.
ON FLUORIDE IN TOOTHPASTE
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
page 122.
PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN, MD
www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/tooth-decay
www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/teething
ON RETINOL AND REPRODUCTIVE DEFECTS
PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN, MD
(E-mail exchange with Alexandra Postman)
PESTICIDES ACTION NETWORK DATABASE
Toxicity Information for Retinoic Acid.
www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC42142#Toxicity
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER
www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/vitamin-a-000331.htm
ON SUNSCREENS
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
Quick Tips for a Good Sunscreen, 2012.
http://breakingnews.ewg.org/2012sunscreen/top-sun-safety-tips/
PHILIP J. LANDRIGAN, MD
www.mountsinai.org/patient-care/service-areas/cancer/cancer-services/skin-cancer/prevention-tips
ON DEODORANT
SIOBHAN O’CONNOR AND ALEXANDRA SPUNT
“What’s So Bad about Antiperspirant?”
GOOD.
ON NATURAL WOUND AND BRUISE HEALING
JENNIFER PIRTIE
“Medicine Cabinet Makeover.”
Whole Living,
no. 4 (September 2005).
www.wholeliving.com/134288/medicine-cabinet-makeover
ON BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT
WOMEN'S VOICES FOR THE EARTH
Brazilian Blowout information page
Womensvoices.org/campaigns/brazilian-blowout/
ON TALC IN BABY POWDER
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
Talc Information Page.
www.ewg.org/guides/substances/5917
ON BETTER BATH TOYS
KATHLEEN SCHULER, MPH
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
SMART PLASTICS GUIDE
iatp.org/files/421_2_102202.pdf
ON CHEMICALS IN COSMETICS
CADMIUM AND OTHER HEAVY METALS
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE CANADA
“Heavy Metal Hazard: The Health Risks of Heavy Metals in Makeup.”
DENISE MANN
“Can Heavy Metals in Food, Cosmetics Spur Breast Cancer Risk?”
Health Day
(April 2012).
http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=664026
HYDROQUINONE
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUPSKIN DEEP DATABASE.
Hydroquinone Toxicity Information Page.
www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/703041/HYDROQUINONE/
WOMEN'S VOICES FOR THE EARTH
15 Toxic Trespassers.
www.womensvoices.org/avoid-toxic-chemicals/15-toxic-trespassers/
“Not So Pretty Toxic Products Marketed to Black Women” (2011).
www.womensvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Products_Marketed_to_Black_Women.pdf
LEAD
CAMPAIGN FOR SAFE COSMETICS
Letter to the office of Linda Katz, director of the FDA Office on Cosmetics and Colors (2012)
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=951
FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Lead in Lipstick Questions & Answers.
www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm137224.htm#expanalyses
WOMEN'S VOICES FOR THE EARTH
15 Toxic Trespassers.
www.womensvoices.org/avoid-toxic-chemicals/15-toxic-trespassers/
“A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick” (2007).
www.womensvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/PoisonKiss1.pdf
MERCURY
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUPSKIN DEEP DATABASE.
Mercury Toxicity Information Page.
www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/703866/MERCURY/
FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Cosmetic Ingredients Prohibited & Restricted by FDA Regulations.
www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/SelectedCosmeticIngredients/ucm127406.htm
ALEXANDRA GORMAN
director of science and research, Women’s Voices for the Earth.
www.womensvoices.org/science/ask-alex/chemicals-in-cosmetics/
TEA AND DEA
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
Skin Deep database
TOLUENE
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
Skin Deep Database. Toluene Toxicity Information Page.
www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/706577/TOLUENE/
WOMEN’S VOICES FOR THE EARTH
“Glossed Over: Health Hazards Associated with Toxic Exposure in Nail Salons,” Report 2010.
www.womensvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Glossed_Over.pdf
ON NAIL POLISH AND THE “TOXIC TRIO”
CALIFORNIA HEALTH NAIL SALON COLLABORATIVE
“Understanding the Toxic Trio” (2010).
www.cahealthynailsalons.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Toxic_Trio_EN_March2012.pdf
VIRGINIA SOLE-SMITH
“Toxins Found in ‘Toxin-Free’ Nail Polish: Another Reason Beauty Industry Regulations Need a Makeover,”
Slate—XXFactor Blog
(April 2012).
www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/04/13/toxic_nail_polish_lies_found_on_beauty_industry_labels.html
WOMEN’S VOICES FOR THE EARTH
“Glossed Over: Health Hazards Associated with Toxic Exposure in Nail Salons,” Report 2010.
www.womensvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Glossed_Over.pdf
ON ACRYLIC NAILS AND NAIL SALON SAFETY
CALIFORNIA HEALTHY NAIL SALONS COLLABORATIVE
“Toxic Beauty No More! Health and Safety of Vietnamese Nail Salon Workers in Southern California,” 2011.
www.cahealthynailsalons.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Nail-Salon-Report-2011.short_.english.pdf
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
“Protecting the Health of Nail Salon Workers,” 2007.
www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/projects/salon/nailsalonguide.pdf
METHYL METHACRYLATE (MMA)
www.epa.gov/iris/subst/1000.htm
WOMEN’S VOICES FOR THE EARTH
“Glossed Over: Health Hazards Associated with Toxic Exposure in Nail Salons,” Report 2010.
www.womensvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Glossed_Over.pdf
ON KERATIN HAIR STRAIGHTENERS
OREGON OSHA
“‘Keratin-Based’ Hair Smoothing Products and the Presence of Formaldehyde,” Final Report 2010.
www.orosha.org/pdf/Final_Hair_Smoothing_Report.pdf
VIRGINIA SOLE-SMITH
“Hair Salons Still Putting Workers’ Health at Risk with Brazilian Blowout,”
The Investigative Fund Blog,
2012.
WOMEN’S VOICES FOR THE EARTH
“The Blow Up on Blowouts,” Fact Sheet for Consumers and Stylists.
www.womensvoices.org/campaigns/brazilian-blowout/the-blow-up-on-blowouts/
www.womensvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Hair-Straighteners.pdf
Brazilian Blowout Information Page
www.womensvoices.org/campaigns/brazilian-blowout/
ON TANNING BEDS
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
“2011 Indoor Tanning: Teen and Young Adult Women” Survey.
www.aad.org/media-resources/stats-and-facts/prevention-and-care/indoor-tanning
SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION
Tanning Information Page.
www.skincancer.org/healthy-lifestyle/tanning
ON SUNLESS TANNERS
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP SKIN DEEP DATABASE.
Dihydroxyacetone Toxicity Information Page.
www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredient/701979/DIHYDROXYACETONE/
SIOBHAN O’CONNOR
“Are Sunless Tanners Safe? Making Sense of the New Research about DHA,”
No More Dirty Looks.
SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION
“Can Sunless Tanners Cause Skin Cancer?”
www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/ask-the-experts/can-sunless-tanners-cause-cancer
ALEXANDRA SPUNT
“Eat Your Veggies to Look Beautiful.”
No More Dirty Looks.
http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/01/eat-your-veggies-to-look-beautiful/
ON GEL NAILS
WOMEN’S VOICES FOR THE EARTH
“Glossed Over: Health Hazards Associated with Toxic Exposure in Nail Salons,” Report 2010.
www.womensvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Glossed_Over.pdf
ON HAIR DYE
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP SKIN DEEP DATABASE.
Ammonium Persulfate Toxicity Information Page.
www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ingredient/700378/AMMONIUM_PERSULFATE/
Phenylenediamine Toxicity Information Page
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/ingredient/704389/P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE/
W. UTER, H. LESSMANN, J. GEIER, AND A. SCHNUCH
“Contact allergy to hairdressing allergens in female hairdressers and clients—current data from the IVDK, 2003-2006,”
Journal of the German Society of Dermatology
5, no. 11 (November 5, 2007),pages 993–1001.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17976140
ON AMERICANS RATE OF PURCHASE AND DISCARD WITH CLOTHING
DEIRDRE IMUS
The Essential Green You,
page 163.
ON PERC IN DRY CLEANING
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Frequently Asked Questions about Dry Cleaning.
www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/garment/ctsa/factsheet/ctsafaq.htm
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
Smarter Living Index: Perchloroethylene (Tetrachloroethylene, PERC, PCE).
www.nrdc.org/living/chemicalindex/perc.asp
KATY SHERLACH, ET AL.
“Quantification of perchloroethylene residues in dry-cleaned fabrics,”
Journal of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry
(September 2011).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.665/abstract
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Reducing Worker Exposure to PERC in Dry Cleaning.
www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/perc.html
ON FLAME RETARDANTS AND KIDS’ PAJAMAS
CHRISTOPHER GAVIGAN
Healthy Child, Healthy World,
page 138.