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The Environmental Injustice of Beauty
This year, PCN partnered with the ENRICH Project and others in a 3-part webinar series, “The Environmental Injustice of Beauty,” about the negative health impacts of toxic personal care and beauty products — including the role of Eurocentric beauty standards in influencing their use.
Full StoryThe Environmental Injustice of Beauty
Fragrances: high volume, non-essential, ingredients that can be harmful
Fragrance chemicals are added to many products. They can provoke asthma and affect neurological decline, chemical sensitivities and mechanisms relevant to cancer.
Full StoryFragrances: high volume, non-essential, ingredients that can be harmful
Healthy beauty that is easy on the environment
By Meredith Kost, with the Prevent Cancer Now writers’ circle DOES BEAUTY REALLY HAVE TO COME AT A COST? Grit used in mechanics’ hand cleaners has been a long-time stalwart…
Greenwashing in Cosmetics & Personal Care Products
“Greenwashing” occurs in numerous industries but is particularly prominent in the personal care and beauty sector...
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Playing Chemical Detective – avoiding cancer-causing chemicals in the products you buy
By Beverley Thorpe As Prevent Cancer Now advises on its website: Be a Cancer Smart Consumer. Great recommendation but no easy task. We don’t know if that adhesive or paint…
Prevent Cancer Now! Indoor Air Quality
A series focusing on steps you can take NOW to reduce your exposure to cancer-causing agents By Diana Daghofer, PCN Co-Chair (with information from “Cancer – 101 Solutions to a…