Get Updates
2012 New Coverage : Displaying 106-125 of 135
| Lead in lipstick, arsenic in eyeliner and cadmium in mascara: The ugly secrets that the beauty industry isn’t telling you
by Daisy Dumas, Mail Online February 21st, 2012 |
| Natural Lipsticks Like Burt’s Bees Can Still Contain Lead by Elizabeth Nolan Brown , Bliss Tree February 17th, 2012 Yesterday, I mistakenly told you that Burt’s Bees made lead-free lipstick. Um, psych? |
| Can Your Lipstick Give You Lead Poisoning?! Perez Hilton February 14th, 2012 Beware when you give your love that Valentine's Day smooch! |
| Lipsticks, Perfumes May Be Hazardous to Health by Mikaela Conley, ABC News February 14th, 2012 Beware of lipstick-stained lips before puckering up this Valentine’s Day. They could be covered in lead. |
| Could your Valentine's kiss give you lead poisoning? by Mitch Lipka, AlertNet February 13th, 2012 If you're going to be on either end of a kiss this Valentine's Day, you might want to consider smooching bare-lipped. Most lipstick contains lead. |
| Brazilian Blowout to carry warning labels Los Angeles Times February 8th, 2012 The maker of the popular Brazilian Blowout hair-smoothing treatment has agreed to begin warning consumers and hairstylists that its products contain potentially hazardous formaldehyde, but some consumer advocates say that doesn't go far enough. |
| Fatal Attraction: Cosmetics and Chemicals [infographic] by Chelsey Kilzer, Daily Infographic February 7th, 2012 The cosmetic industry is self regulated and allows companies to include harmful chemicals, 89% of which have not been tested by the FDA. |
| Is that Lead in Your Lipstick? FDA Tests Reveal Raised Lead Levels in U.S. Lipsticks by Amy Westervelt, Forbes February 7th, 2012 In December 2011, the FDA updated its tests and posted the results on its website rather quietly. There are now two brands (Maybelline and L’Oreal) with lipsticks above California’s standard. |
| Wearing Scented Products Like Perfume or Cologne in Public Could Become Regulated Fox Chicago February 3rd, 2012 |
| Planned Parenthood controversy also exposes Komen's corporate problem by Susan Perry, MinnPost February 3rd, 2012 It looks like Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s defunding of Planned Parenthood's breast cancer services may have finally yanked the curtain aside and revealed what’s really been going on behind the scenes of that powerful and well-funded breast cancer organization. |
| Brazilian Blowout fallout by Kim Painter, USA Today February 1st, 2012 The company that makes those popular Brazilian Blowout hair-straightening treatments will have to change labels to warn hairstylists that two of its products emit formaldehyde gas, under a settlement with the California attorney general. |
| Brazilian Blowout: Perfect Case Study for our Broken System by Stacy Malkan, Not Just A Pretty Face February 1st, 2012 Kudos to California Attorney General Kamala Harris for doing what no other government agency in the U.S. has been able to do: get Mike Brady and the folks over at Brazilian Blowout to stop lying about the dangers of their products. |
| Brazilian Blowout Maker Agrees to Warn Consumers About Formaldehyde
by Sora Song, Time January 31st, 2012 The maker of Brazilian Blowout, a popular line of hair-straightening treatments used in salons, has agreed to warn consumers and hairstylists that two of its products emit formaldehyde gas, California’s attorney general said on Monday. |
| Brazilian Blowout maker settles with state over formaldehyde claim by Matt Stevens, LA Times January 31st, 2012 The company behind the popular Brazilian Blowout hair-straightening treatments will have to warn hairstylists that two of its most popular products can expose users to formaldehyde gas, according to the terms of a settlement with the California attorney general. |
| Brazilian Blowout maker agrees to labeling changes Fox News January 31st, 2012 The maker of a popular line of hair-straightening products has agreed to alert consumers that two of its formulations emit formaldehyde gas, a possible carcinogen, California's attorney general announced. |
| Brazilian blowout case raises safety concerns CBS News January 31st, 2012 The Brazilian blowout is one of the most popular hair styling trends seen in years. The hair treatment promises straight hair for months after just one salon visit. But now, the treatment comes with a warning: the products involved may be dangerous. |
| Brazilian Blowout agrees to post formaldehyde warning by Jeremy P. Jacobs, GreenWire January 31st, 2012 The maker of the controversial Brazilian Blowout hair product yesterday agreed to a settlement that requires it to warn consumers that the solution emits formaldehyde when used. |
| ‘Skin deep’ in more ways than one by Thandisizwe Chimurenga, San Francisco Bay View January 31st, 2012 Very little if any media attention or research has looked at the possible connections between African American beauty salons, the personal care products utilized primarily by Black women and adverse health outcomes, specifically in the area of reproductive health. But that has begun to change. |
| Breaking Brazilian Blowout News Virginia Sole-Smith January 31st, 2012 Hey, remember waaay back in 2010 when the supposedly “formaldehyde-free” Brazilian Blowout hair straightening treatment tested positive for — irony alert! — formaldehyde? |
| Brazilian Blowout Legally Labeled Carcinogenic ... Will It Matter? by Amy Westervelt, Forbes January 30th, 2012 |
