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Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products Endanger Your Health… And What You Can Do About It (BenBella Books 2009) Samuel S. Epstein, MD Presentation: March 24, 2010 at Dominican University Hosted by

Samuel S. Epstein, MD Founder and Chairperson of the Cancer Prevention Coalition Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at the University of Illinois School of Public Health Published 260 peer reviewed articles and authored or co- authored 16 books including the multiple national and international prize-winning The Politics of Cancer and Toxic Beauty

Sen. Kennedy: “Cosmetics Industry Taking Page from Tobacco”

1. Frank Carcinogens *Tables 1-14 from Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products Endanger Your Health… And What You Can Do About It (reprinted with permission of BenBella Books © 2009)

2. Hidden Carcinogens

3. Hormone Disrupters

4. Penetration Enhancers

5. Common Allergens

6. Toxins in Infant & Children Products

7. Allergens in Perfumes & Fragrances

8. Toxins in Products for Women

9. Toxins in Hair Dyes

10. Toxins in Beauty & Nail Salons

11. Natural Safe Hair Colorants

12. Toxins in Sunscreens & Sunblocks

13. Toxin in Products for Youth Seekers

14. Toxins in Products for Everyone

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