Cosmetics
Makeup ink may cause long-lasting
disfigurement
Permanent makeup ink that is injected to enhance eyebrows, eyelids and lips can cause
disfiguring reactions that may last for years, doctors warn.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/06/27/makeup-permanent.html
Cosmetics products routinely
formulated with cancer-causing chemicals
An environmental coalition known as the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is pressuring the U.S.
government to institute regulations on the use of toxic chemicals in cosmetics and other
personal care products. Studies have found that toxic chemicals are regularly used in such
products, but are not labeled for consumers.
http://www.newstarget.com/021807.html
Cosmetics, chemicals and breast
cancer
The risk of a Canadian woman developing breast cancer in her lifetime is one in nine, but
the causes are harder to pinpoint. Jeanne Rizzo, executive director of the San
Francisco-based Breast Cancer Fund, will speak at McGill University on the need to curb
the breast cancer epidemic by expanding the definition of prevention beyond routine
screenings to include public-health policies that recognize the link between toxic
chemicals and the rise in the disease. Ms. Rizzo’s talk, “Cosmetics, Chemicals
and Breast Cancer,” is this year’s Muriel V. Roscoe Annual Lecture and Lanie
Melamed Memorial Lecture. It will be held at New Residence Hall, Ballroom A, 3625 Parc, at
6 p.m. Tuesday, March 13. The Breast Cancer Fund’s goal is to eliminate the
disease’s environmental and other preventable causes.
http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/?ItemID=24214
Addressing Chemical Exposures
Through Policy and Market Based Campaigns
Founded in 1992, Breast Cancer Fund is the only national organization focused solely on
preventing breast cancer by identifying and eliminating the environmental causes of the
disease. Part of our work as advocates for prevention is to look at everyday chemical
exposures that may be linked to breast cancer. The public is inundated with the message
that “prevention is early detection.” Yet, more and more scientific evidence is
linking increasing rates of breast cancer and other diseases to increased chemical
exposures. Making these linkages understandable to the general public is best accomplished
in a context that is easily understandable. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics uses a market
based campaign as well as a legislative strategy to seek reform of the largely unregulated
cosmetics industry. It is also a useful and approachable way to talk about chemicals in
consumer products that may be linked to cancer and cancer prevention. Through the work of
the campaign, the public is being educated about toxic chemicals that are in the products
they use every day. The Campaign also empowers the public to practice prevention in their
daily lives while creating activists who are willing to speak out about unacceptable
chemical exposures and demand greater corporate and government protections and
accountability.
http://bcerc.org/2006mtg/abstracts/RizzoLee.pdf
Skin deep
Skin Deep is a personal care product safety guide with in-depth information on 14,835
products - 1,051 brands of lotion, lip balm, deodorant, sunscreen and other popular
products - and the 7,093 ingredients that form them. With its core of 37 toxicity and
regulatory databases, Skin Deep provides safety ratings and brand-by-brand comparisons
that can help consumers choose safer products.
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep/?key=17922754&message=
Successfully+updated+Supporter+information
A Thousand Threats
Toxic chemicals don’t just hurt us in big doses. An environmental oncologist argues
that myriad tiny amounts of cancer-causing agents in our environment—and even in our
shampoo—can make us sick.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17177813/site/newsweek/
Cosmetic eye enhancer leads to
disfigurement when not injected deeply
According to a new study in Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, polylactic acid, used as a
cosmetic enhancement to decrease volume loss around the eyes, leads to disfigurement when
not injected properly. The authors reviewed four cases where patients were injected
superficially; all four exhibited nodule development and inflammation.
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/press/pressitem.asp?ref=1334
Body Absorbs 5 Lbs of Make-Up
Chemicals Per Year
Women who use make-up on a daily basis are absorbing almost 5lb of chemicals a year into
their bodies, it is claimed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/21/nbeauty121.xml
Scientific studies
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Pocock,V., Milligan, S.R. and Fraser, L.R.
(2003) 17-beta-estradiol and environmental estrogens significantly affect
mammalian sperm function. Human Reproduction 18(1): 100-107
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among women in New York City and Krakow, Poland. Environmental Health Perspectives
111(14): 1719-1722
Bearling, J. (1999) The application of
fragrance. Chapter 9 in: D.H. Pybus and C.S.
Sell (eds) The chemistry of fragrances, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, ISBN
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K., Biselli, S., Rimkus, G. and Brunn, H. (2002) Estrogenic activity of musk fragrances
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Contamination and Toxicology 43(3): 257-264
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Mathur, P.P. (2002) Effect of nonylphenol on the antioxidant system in epididymal sperm of
rats. Archives of Toxicology 76(9): 545-551
Darnerud,P.O. (2003) Toxic effects of
brominated flame retardants in man and wildlife.
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fragrances in the environment, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, ISBN 3-540-43706-1
Dorey, C.N. (2003) Chemical legacy:
contamination of the child. Greenpeace, London,
ISBN 1-903907-06-3 (http://eu.greenpeace.org/downloads/chem/ChemicalLegacy.pdf)
Duty, S.M., Singh, N.P., Silva, M.J., Barr,
D.B., Brock, J.W., Ryan, L., Herrick, R.F.,Christiani, D.C. and Hauser, R. (2003)
The relationship between environmental exposures to phthalates and DNA damage in human
sperm using the neutral comet assay. Environmental Health Perspectives 111(9): 1164-1169
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and Gerhard, I. (2001) Nitromusk
compounds in women with gynecological and endocrine dysfunction. Environmental
Research 87(3): 123-130
Eschke, H.-D. (2004) Synthetic musks in
different water matrices. Chapter in: G.G.
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ISBN 3-540-43706-1
Fromme, H., Lahrz,T., Piloty, M., Gebhart,
H., Oddoy, A. and Rüden, H. (2004)
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apartments and kindergartens in Berlin (Germany). Indoor Air 14(3): 188-195
Hoppin, J.A, Ulmer, R. and London, S.J.
(2004) Phthalate exposure and pulmonary
function. Environmental Health Perspectives 112(5): 571-574
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Carmichael, P.L., Nicholson, J.K. and Jones, K.C. (2004) Different levels of
polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and chlorinated compounds in breast milk
from two UK regions. Environmental Health Perspectives 112(10): 1085-1091
Kallenborn, R. and Gatermann, R. (2004)
Synthetic musks in ambient and indoor air.
Chapter in: G.G. Rimkus (ed) Synthetic musk fragrances in the environment,
Springer-Verlag, Berlin, ISBN 3-540-43706-1
Kergosien, D.H. and Rice, C.D. (1998)
Macrophage secretory function is enhanced by
low doses of tributyltin-oxide (TBTO), but not tributyltin-chloride (TBTCl). Archives
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S.A., Brock, J.W., Needham, L.L. and
Portier, C.J. (2002) The association between biomarker-based exposure estimates for
phthalates and demographic factors in a human reference population. Environmental
Health Perspectives 110(4): 405-410
Kumasaka, K., Miyazawa, M.,
Fujimaka,T.,Tao, H., Ramaswamy, B.R., Nakazawa, H., Makino,T. and Satoh, S. (2002)
Toxicity of the tributyltin compound on the testis in
premature mice. Journal of Reproduction and Development 48(6): 591-597
Law, R.J., Alaee, M., Allchin, C.R., Boon,
J.P., Lebeuf, M., Lepom, P. and Stern, G.A.
(2003) Levels and trends of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and other brominated flame
retardants in wildlife. Environment International 29(6): 757-770
Lebeuf, M., Gouteux, B., Measures, L. and
Trottier, S. (2004) Levels and temporal
trends (1988–1999) of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Beluga whales
(Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada. Environmental
Science and Technology 38(11): 2971-2977
Leonards, P.E.G. and de Boer, J. (2004)
Synthetic musks in fish and other aquatic
organisms. Chapter in: G.G. Rimkus (ed) Synthetic musk fragrances in the
environment, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, ISBN 3-540-43706-1
Lind,Y., Darnerud, P.O., Atuma, S., Aune,
M., Becker,W., Bjerselius, R., Cnattingius,
S. and Glynn, A. (2003) Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in breast milk from Uppsala
County, Sweden. Environmental Research 93(2): 186-194
Martin, J.W., Smithwick, M.M., Braune,
B.M., Hoekstra, P.F., Muir, D.C.G. and
Mabury, S.A. (2004) Identification of long-chain perfluorinated acids in biota from the
Canadian Arctic. Environmental Science and Technology 38(2): 373-380
OSPAR (Oslo and Paris Convention for the
Protection of the Marine Environment of
the North-East Atlantic) (2004) OSPAR background document on musk xylene and other musks.
OSPAR Commission, ISBN 1-904426-36-0 (www.ospar.org)
Peters, R.J.B. (2003) Hazardous chemicals
in precipitation.TNO report R2003/198, commissioned by Greenpeace Netherlands
(www.greenpeace.org/multimedia/download/1/258905/0/rainwater.pdf)
Peters, R.J.B. (2004) Man-made chemicals in
human blood.TNO report R2004/493,
commissioned by Greenpeace Netherlands
(www.greenpeace.org/international_en/multimedia/
download/1/657323/0/tnobloedrapport.pdf)
Peters, R.J.B. (2005) Phthalates and
artificial musks in perfumes,TNO Environment
and Geosciences, Report R&I-A 2005-011(http://www.greenpeace.org/tnoperfumereport)
Rayne, S., Ikonomou, M.G., Ross, P.S., Ellis, G.M. and Barrett-Lennard, L.G. (2004)
PBDEs, PBBs and PCNs in three communities
of free-ranging killer whales (Orcinus
orca) from the northeastern Pacific Ocean. Environmental Science and Technology
38(16): 4293-4299
Rimkus, G.G. and Wolf, M. (1996) Polycyclic
musk fragrances in human adipose
tissue and human milk. Chemosphere 33(10): 2033-2043
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Korn, L.R. and Brody, J.G. (2003)
Phthalates, alkylphenols, pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and other
endocrine-disrupting compounds in indoor air and dust. Environmental Science and
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Santillo, D., Labunska, I., Davidson, H.,
Johnston, P., Strutt, M. and Knowles, O. (2003a) Consuming chemicals: hazardous chemicals
in house dust as an indicator of chemical exposure in the home: Part I – UK.
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(http://www.greenpeace.to/publications_pdf/housedust_uk_2003.pdf)
Santillo, D., Labunska, I., Fairley,M. and
Johnston, P. (2003b) Hazardous chemicals in
house dusts as indicators of chemical exposure in the home: Part II – Germany, Spain,
Slovakia, Italy and France. Greenpeace Research Laboratories Technical Note 02/2003
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Schreurs, R.H.M.M., Legler, J.,
Artola-Garicano, E., Sinnige,T.L., Lanser, P.H., Seinen, W. and van der Burg, B. (2004) In
vitro and in vivo antiestrogenic effects of polycyclic musks in zebrafish. Environmental
Science and Technology 38(4): 997-1002
Schreurs, R.H.M.M., Quaedackers, M.E.,
Seinen,W. and van der Burg, B. (2002)
Transcriptional activation of estrogen receptors ERf and ERg by polycyclic musks is
cell type dependent.Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 183(1): 1-9
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of endocrine disruption: advances in understanding and identification of areas for
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Malek, N.A., Hodge, C.C., Caudill, S.P., Brock,
J.W., Needham, L.L. and Calafat, A.M. (2004) Urinary levels of seven phthalate
metabolites in the US population from the National Health and Nutrition
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112(3): 331-338
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Hamdounb, A.M.,Vega, R.L. and Epel, D.
(2004) Emerging contaminants – pesticides, PPCPs, microbial degradation products
and natural substances as inhibitors of multixenobiotic defense in aquatic organisms.
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Wrinkle creams a waste of money - study
Researchers found that after 12 weeks the top-rated products smoothed out some fine
lines and wrinkles, but even the best performers reduced the average depth of wrinkles by
less than 10 per cent, a change barely visible to the naked eye.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20920574-23289,00.html
The Effect of Perfume on Those with Asthma
A study, done at the Louisiana State Medical Center, showed that even inhalation of
perfume from magazine inserts was a potential problem for asthma sufferers, despite the
difference between the chemical makeup of the airborne, atomized versions of the scents,
and the concentrated ones found in magazines. According to a study at Tulane University
the most potent fragrances for asthmatics were Red, Charlie, White Diamonds, Giorgio,
Opium, and Poison.
http://www.carefair.com/Fragrance/The_Effect_of_Perfume_1354.html
Health Risks of Perfumes
Most scented products now on the market, including perfume, are made up of synthetic
chemicals derived from ingredients such as coal tar and petroleum. When someone wears
perfume, they are essentially wearing these chemicals on their skin. As the chemicals
vaporize into the air, they can cause sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, breathing problems,
headaches, dizziness, and nausea.
http://www.carefair.com/Fragrance/Health_Risks_of_Perfumes_652.html
Will DEA Findings Wash?
A common soap and shampoo ingredient restricted in Europe for its suspected link to cancer
is raising new concerns as study results suggest it can thwart brain development in mice.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported in the August 2006
FASEB Journal that diethanolamine (DEA) irreversibly damaged the memory capacity of
animals exposed before birth. Author Steven Zeisel believes DEA could induce fetal neural
abnormalities in humans, too. "It's hard to estimate human exposure, but we believe
the mice had exposures about ten times higher," he says, assuming that people bathe
and shampoo daily with DEA-containing products, and use DEA-containing sunscreen.
"There's no reason to believe we wouldn't see similar effects in humans." The
authors note, however, that dermal absorption of DEA is less efficient in humans than in
rats. Further, most DEA used in personal care products is conjugated with fatty acids,
which may not have the same effects as just DEA.
http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/114-11/toc.html
Makeup ink may cause long-lasting
disfigurement
Permanent makeup ink that is injected to enhance eyebrows, eyelids and lips can cause
disfiguring reactions that may last for years, doctors warn.
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/06/27/makeup-permanent.html
Cosmetics products routinely
formulated with cancer-causing chemicals
An environmental coalition known as the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is pressuring the U.S.
government to institute regulations on the use of toxic chemicals in cosmetics and other
personal care products. Studies have found that toxic chemicals are regularly used in such
products, but are not labeled for consumers.
http://www.newstarget.com/021807.html
Cosmetics, chemicals and breast
cancer
The risk of a Canadian woman developing breast cancer in her lifetime is one in nine, but
the causes are harder to pinpoint. Jeanne Rizzo, executive director of the San
Francisco-based Breast Cancer Fund, will speak at McGill University on the need to curb
the breast cancer epidemic by expanding the definition of prevention beyond routine
screenings to include public-health policies that recognize the link between toxic
chemicals and the rise in the disease. Ms. Rizzo’s talk, “Cosmetics, Chemicals
and Breast Cancer,” is this year’s Muriel V. Roscoe Annual Lecture and Lanie
Melamed Memorial Lecture. It will be held at New Residence Hall, Ballroom A, 3625 Parc, at
6 p.m. Tuesday, March 13. The Breast Cancer Fund’s goal is to eliminate the
disease’s environmental and other preventable causes.
http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/?ItemID=24214
Addressing Chemical Exposures
Through Policy and Market Based Campaigns
Founded in 1992, Breast Cancer Fund is the only national organization focused solely on
preventing breast cancer by identifying and eliminating the environmental causes of the
disease. Part of our work as advocates for prevention is to look at everyday chemical
exposures that may be linked to breast cancer. The public is inundated with the message
that “prevention is early detection.” Yet, more and more scientific evidence is
linking increasing rates of breast cancer and other diseases to increased chemical
exposures. Making these linkages understandable to the general public is best accomplished
in a context that is easily understandable. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics uses a market
based campaign as well as a legislative strategy to seek reform of the largely unregulated
cosmetics industry. It is also a useful and approachable way to talk about chemicals in
consumer products that may be linked to cancer and cancer prevention. Through the work of
the campaign, the public is being educated about toxic chemicals that are in the products
they use every day. The Campaign also empowers the public to practice prevention in their
daily lives while creating activists who are willing to speak out about unacceptable
chemical exposures and demand greater corporate and government protections and
accountability.
http://bcerc.org/2006mtg/abstracts/RizzoLee.pdf
Skin deep
Skin Deep is a personal care product safety guide with in-depth information on 14,835
products - 1,051 brands of lotion, lip balm, deodorant, sunscreen and other popular
products - and the 7,093 ingredients that form them. With its core of 37 toxicity and
regulatory databases, Skin Deep provides safety ratings and brand-by-brand comparisons
that can help consumers choose safer products.
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep/?key=17922754&message=
Successfully+updated+Supporter+information
A Thousand Threats
Toxic chemicals don’t just hurt us in big doses. An environmental oncologist argues
that myriad tiny amounts of cancer-causing agents in our environment—and even in our
shampoo—can make us sick.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17177813/site/newsweek/
Cosmetic eye enhancer leads to
disfigurement when not injected deeply
According to a new study in Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, polylactic acid, used as a
cosmetic enhancement to decrease volume loss around the eyes, leads to disfigurement when
not injected properly. The authors reviewed four cases where patients were injected
superficially; all four exhibited nodule development and inflammation.
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/press/pressitem.asp?ref=1334
Body Absorbs 5 Lbs of Make-Up
Chemicals Per Year
Women who use make-up on a daily basis are absorbing almost 5lb of chemicals a year into
their bodies, it is claimed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/21/nbeauty121.xml
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