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Article: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, What's in My Personal Care Products: A Short Article About 300,000,000 "Guinea Pigs"

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The South Carolina Nurse
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October 1, 2006
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When most Americans shop for their personal care products they just assume that the government would not allow potentially toxic products to be part of our face creams, make-up, or even baby oil, right? Often nurses are asked by pregnant women whether they should continue to dye, straighten, or perm their hair. Whether their patients are pregnant or not, what do most nurses even know about the health risks posed by personal care products-the chemicals that we regularly spray and slather on our hair and body. The story about many personal care products is just "not so pretty."

The very same chemicals that are found in many personal of care products are also used in heavy manufacturing ...

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