Cancer Cosmetics

“Look Good … Feel Better” will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Josie Stamp, a semi-retired cosmologist conducts this session on skin and hair care, as well as wearing headscarves. In addition, participants will receive how-to handouts and free products and make-up tools, as well as scarves and hats to cover hair loss. [...]

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Want to know if your product contains parabens?  Here are some steps to take: Look on the label for the following ingredients: methylparaben, propylparaben, isoparaben, or butylparaben. Find out which company makes the product you use.  See if they have an ingredient list available on the product itself or on the company’s web site. Try [...]

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The Cancer Fairy Godmother has been asked about the chemicals being placed in cosmetics and what are the risk associated with them. Upon thinking about this question I began to do a little research. It appears that many cosmetics contain chemicals known as parabens and phthalates, which recent studies indicate may be linked to cancer [...]

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