Acknowledgments
Prologue
Chapter 1 – Indecent Exposure
Are cosmetic chemicals getting into you? What the latestscience tells us about the links between chemicals and disease.
Chapter 2 – Not Too Pretty
The detective search begins for chemicals linked to birth defects in shampoo, deodorant, fragrance and hair gel.
Chapter 3 – Because We're Worth It!
Breast cancer activists ask the world's largest cosmetics companies to stop using chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive harm.
Chapter 4 – Skin Deeper
How safe are your products? The Environmental Working Group builds the first-ever database of toxic ingredients in personal care products.
Chapter 5 – Beauty Myth Busters
From the "whitening trend" in Asia to the airbrushed models in the ads, the beauty industry sells toxic dreams around the world.
Chapter 6 – Pinkwashing
A closer look at pink-ribbon products and what the leading cosmetics companies don't tell you about breast cancer prevention.
Chapter 7 – Because We're Worth It Too!
Teens and activists take on state legislators, Governor Schwarzenegger and largest worldwide supplier of nail products.
Chapter 8 – Tricks of the Trade
The beauty industry gears up for a backlash.
Chapter 9 –Unmasked
Peek behind the scenes of Big Beauty, as the author goes undercover to the largest cosmetics industry conference of the year.
Chapter 10 – A Healthier Foundation
Safe products, healthy business practices and the growing natural products industry.
Chapter 11 – The Face of the Future
Green chemistry, green politics and other hopeful solutions for a healthier tomorrow.
Chapter 12 – Extreme Makeover
Giving the cosmetics industry and the government a makeover! What you can do.
Epilogue
Notes
Index
About the Author