Chemicals in Beauty Products
Next week a television programme investigating the potential harm of chemicals in cosmetics can be seen on Channel 4 at 8.00pm Thursday 11 October. Look out for Beauty Addicts: How Toxic are You? For more info about the programme click here for the Channel 4 Listings page.

If you want to read more about cosmetic ingredients, here are two books that we have in the Library (copies at Richmond House and Summer Row).
A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients- shelved at 668.5503 WIN
Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients - shelved at 646.726 MIC

If you are really interested in reading about ingredients you might want to have a look at the European Commission - Enterprise and Industry Directorate General - Consumer goods - Cosmetics 17/01/2007 website and check out the list of ingredients for the chemical names.