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I admit, I was a teenage make-up diva. I had an elaborate morning ritual of skin creams, make-up and multiple hair products, all topped off with a huge cloud of Aqua Net Extra Super Hold hair spray. Twenty years later, thanks to the modern wonder of the Skin Deep database, I discovered that I had been exposing myself to 200 chemicals a day, many of them toxic — before even getting on the school bus! These days, I still use plenty of products, but the old brands are gone in favor of safer alternatives.
My name is Stacy Malkan and my new book, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry, exposes the toxic truth about everyday personal care products. The award-winning book tells the inside story of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics’ efforts to give the beauty industry a makeover.
In 2002, I helped launch the cosmetics campaign with the Not Too Pretty report, which found chemicals linked to birth defects in more than 70% of products tested. (U.S. Congress just voted to ban these chemicals from toys, but they are still legal to use in personal care products.)
As the communications director for the Campaign for Safe CosmeticsEraserhead on dvd and Health Care Without Harm (until 2008), I’ve had the privilege of working with the nation’s top researchers and advocates in the field of environmental health since 2001. Prior to that, I was a reporter and newspaper publisher in the Colorado Rockies for 10 years. My book tells the stories of what I learned along the way about the science and politics of chemicals, and the movement to create a new green economy that is healthy for people and the planet.
My hope is that readers will use my book to launch their own investigations into the products you put on your bodies, the companies you give your money to, and the government that is supposed to protect us. Together, we can give the beauty industry and the U.S. government a makeover!
About the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a national coalition of non-profit groups working to eliminate harmful chemicals from personal care products. Read about the history of the campaign and keep up with the latest news.
Also see Skin Deep, the world’s largest database of chemicals in cosmetics.
Interviews with Stacy Malkan
Washington Post
Good Morning America
San Francisco Chronicle
ABC 7 Chicago
Grist.com
ABC 7 San Francisco, View from the Bay
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Awards and Recommendations
“Not Just a Pretty Face” wins Silver IPPY Award!
2010 Best of Green Award for best Fashion/Beauty Book
TodayShow.com The Gift of Knowledge: Six Green Reads
Wall Street Journal recommendation by Kathy Gerwig, Kaiser Permanente
San Francisco Library Green List of Recommended Eco Reads
