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"The genius of this book is that it connects the reader to the issues and the solutions in an engaging way. A can-do roadmap to a better and more healthy life!"
---Dr. Rick Smith, executive director of Environmental Defence and bestselling author of Slow Death by Rubber Duck
"A wake-up call to ease the chemical burdens on our bodies and our planet."
---Sarah Harmer
"I love this book! ... A comprehensive book about what we need to know about the products we put on our bodies."
---Stacy Malkan, co-founder of Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and author of Not Just a Pretty Face
"A comprehensive, exhaustive and timely guidebook to the Great Unwash."
---Gord Downie
"A wake-up call for women of all ages to look beneath the gloss of the beauty industry."
---Emily Haines
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We are living in a toxic haze, exposed every day to substances that are harmful to our health and the environment. Phthalates, parabens, lead, triclosan, mercury, coal tar-these and other toxins are hidden in common body care products, from shampoo and sunscreen to lipstick and eyeliner. Gillian Deacon explains how you can easily reduce your "chemical body burden"-the number of harmful chemicals your body has accumulated-simply by knowing what to avoid. She not only helps you identify the dangerous ingredients in all types of body care products, but also recommends the best alternative products and where you can find them. There's Lead in Your Lipstick brims with advice, tips, and head-to-toe solutions for living a healthier, greener life.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Redundant and not well researched,
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This review is from: There's Lead In Your Lipstick (Paperback)
I read this book as part of our book club. I, too, am a cancer survivor. I am also a specialist physician who sees cancer everyday. We buy organic for our family and try to buy 'natural' body/cleaning products.
I felt like the author didn't research the book well (at all). In my opinion, it behooves an author who's writing non-fiction to ensure her references are solid. I tried to look up a couple of her so-called references (studies she quoted)- I couldn't. No mention of these on pubmed, the online reference bible for medical scientists. The second beef I had with this book- it was really really redundant. Yes already, we understand that it's been shown that many chemicals in body products have estrogen analogs. I felt like this was 'mentioned' about 20 times in the book- we get it!!! I think there is some good in this book and I like the general idea (hence the two stars rather than just one). That said, it could have been condensed to a $3 pamphlet and I would have loved being spared the opinion, and rather supplied with the facts.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
All encompassing eye opening look at personal care products,
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This review is from: There's Lead In Your Lipstick (Paperback)
I've tried in the last few years to clean up the way I eat - less processed and more whole foods. It's absolutely helped with some of my health concerns. But I picked up a copy of There's Lead in Your Lipstick by Gillian Deacon and realized I really hadn't given much thought to all the personal care products I use.
Gill Deacon was reading Stacy Malkan's 'Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of Beauty' while waiting to have an ultrasound to help diagnose her possible breast cancer. It is in Chapter 6 - "Pinkwashing" that the following appears... "More American women have died of breast cancer in the last 20 years than the number of Americans killed in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined." "Many of the big cosmetics corporations that position themselves as leaders in the struggle to eradicate breast cancer - holding annual fundraisers and pink-ribbon campaigns - are in fact, makers and marketers of products that contain many ingredients known or suspected to cause breast cancer." Deacon's diagnosis was positive. There's Lead in Your Lipstick was started before her diagnosis and finished after her treatment. "This is not a cancer survivor's rant against the chemical industry. This book is simply a guide for all those who want to be cautious and considered when choosing the products and ingredients they use in, on and around their bodies. So when I read, and share with you on these pages, that an ingredient is linked to cancer and other health concerns, I don't take it lightly. Neither, dare I suggest, should any of us." Most of us read food labels quite carefully, now that the ingredients and percentages are listed. But how many of us take the time to investigate what's in our shampoo, make up and deodorant etc. before using it? I didn't. After reading Deacon's book, I won't ever take for granted that 'somebody' is making sure that these products are safe for us. They're not. There's Lead in Your Lipstick is an absolutely fascinating, eye opening, educated look at every type product we use to clean, buff, touch up and make up our bodies. Toxic ingredients and ingredients to look out for are described in depth. Many words used on labels and in advertising aren't necessarily what we think. Natural does not equal organic. Indeed I found myself in the bathroom, book in hand, scouring the labels of my shampoo and body wash. (very scary...) Formaldehyde is banned in Canada, Japan and the European Union but is deemed safe for use in cosmetics in the United States, despite the US EPA classifying it as a carcinogen. Deacon provides alternatives - organic and natural suppliers websites with an in depth review of each. I am checking out these lists for sure. She also provides 'recipes' for many products you can make yourself - facial masks and scrubs for example. The title? The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics found 61% of lipsticks tested contained detectable levels of lead, but none included lead as an ingredient on the label. There's Lead in Your Lipstick is an excellent resource - one I will be referring to often.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Very scary,
This review is from: There's Lead In Your Lipstick (Paperback)
I have to admit that this book scared me to death. If even half of what she says is true (and I'm sure it is) then we are in big trouble. The information is easy to read, laid out in a useful manner and her end of chapter tables and shopping lists are very helpful. I would recommend that everyone read ths book so as to be able to make more informed choices.
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