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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.
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.
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...
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…