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Further Reading on Green Women's Personal Care
The following are links to many more articles and websites where you can carry on with your own research into the impact of the beauty products we use on the environment and our own bodies.
Skincare
Caring Consumer is PETA's website dedicated to cruelty-free products.
Chemical Safe Skincare is the U.K.'s source for safe, non-toxic skincare.
The Cosmetic, Toiletry & Perfumery Association has current legislation for personal care in U.K.
The Ecologist looks behind the label at suncream.
Cosmetics
Skin Deep: A personal care product safety guide with in-depth information on 14,841 products from the Environmental Working Group, and The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has tons of information on ongoing efforts to make cosmetics cleaner and greener.
The Scotsman reports on Beauty's Beasts.
Read Shirley's Wellness Café to learn more about what you should know about toxic cosmetics.
The Organic Make-Up Company has the scoop with "Petroleum and Cosmetics: What are the Potential Health Risks?"
The Organic Pharmacy investigates carcinogens in cosmetics.
The American Cancer Society page on antiperspirants and breast cancer
Other products, certifications, and resources
Toothpaste
The Fluoride Action Network is working hard to find a safe way for us to clean our teeth.
What's the secret for white teeth? Not Toothpaste!!!! according to this green fertility blog.
Is Fluoride: Making Toothpaste a Toxic Drug? This report concludes as much.
Whiter than white? The ethical dilemmas behind our sparkling smiles from Ethiscore.
Toxins in your home
Check out Greenpeace's The Chemical Home for analysis of where toxins are lurking in your home.
The Guardian takes you on a toxic tour of your bathroom.
Resources
Eco-Cert is the global inspection and certification body working in more than 80 countries to regulate organic products.
Environmental Health News is a go-to source for the connection between personal care and health.
There are lots of Homemade Beauty Recipes from The All-Natural Beauty Mall.
Natracare investigates the connection between your health and the environment.
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