{"product_id":"not-just-a-pretty-face-9780865715745","title":"Not Just a Pretty Face","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book should be read by women and men who have trusted, for too long, the companies whose products get inside their bodies and their minds. Ralph Nader, political activist and consumer advocate \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful that they've kept themselves unregulated for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot one cosmetic product has to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration before hitting the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncredible? Consider this:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe European Union has banned more than 1,100 chemicals from cosmetics. The United States has banned just 10.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly 11% of chemicals used in cosmetics in the U.S. have been assessed for health and safetyleaving a staggering 89% with unknown or undisclosed effects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMore than 70% of all personal care products may contain phthalates, which are linked to birth defects and infertility.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany baby soaps are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical 1,4 dioxane.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not just women who are affected by this chemists' brew. Shampoo, deodorant, face lotion and other products used daily by men, women and children contain hazardous chemicals that the industry claims are within acceptable limits. But there's nothing acceptable about daily multiple exposures to carcinogenic chemicalsfrom products that are supposed to make us feel healthy and beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot Just a Pretty Face \u003c\/em\u003edelves deeply into the dark side of the beauty industry and looks to hopeful solutions for a healthier future. This scathing investigation peels away less-than-lovely layers to expose an industry in dire need of an extreme makeover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThank you Stacy for exposing the truth. The jig is up! Fran Drescher, star of the Emmy Awardwinning series The Nanny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndecent Exposure; Not Too Pretty; Because Were Worth It!; Skin Deeper; Beauty Myth Busters; Pinkwashing; Because Were Worth It Too!; Tricks of the Trade; Unmasked; A Healthier Foundation; The Face of the Future; Extreme Makeover; Index.","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737783054679,"sku":"9780865715745","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/not-just-a-pretty-face-9780865715745","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}