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1. www.mnceh.org
ecocenter.org Ecology Center 339 E. Liberty St., Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Not So Pretty
Resources
The Michigan Network for
Children’s Environmental
Health is a coalition of health
professionals, health-affected
groups, environmental
organizations, and others
dedicated to a safe and less
toxic world for Michigan’s
children. Through education,
outreach, and advocacy,
we work to change current
policies and practices that
result in exposure of children
to environmental toxicants.
CONTACTINFO
Lauren LaRocca
Environmental Educator
734.369.9272
lauren@ecocenter.org
Personal care products and cosmetics smell
fantastic, come in fancy bottles, and promise to
keep us clean, healthy, and looking beautiful. But,
what’s really in these products? Too often, they
contain harmful chemicals linked to neurotoxicity,
infertility, and cancer - there is nothing clean,
healthy, or beautiful about that! Fortunately, there
are ways to protect our health and take action. In
thispacketwewillprovideyouwithgreatresources
and tips on how to choose safer products.
Rebecca Meuninck
Environmental Health
Campaign Director
734.369.9278
rebecca@ecocenter.org
· Media Resources
· Online Resources
· Article Links
· Recipes
· Take Action
RESOURCEPACKET

2. ecocenter.org Ecology Center 339 E. Liberty St., Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
STORY OF COSMETICS
www.storyofcosmetics.org
TEDx STACY MALKAN
http://www.youtube.
com/user/TEDxTalks/
videos?query=stacy+malkan
LocalMotionGreen
Bath & Body
localmotiongreen.org
UNMASKED: The 9 Ugly
Truths Behind the Myth
of Cosmetics Safety
http://safecosmetics.org/
downloads/Unmasked_2010.
pdf
STORY OF COMETICS
VIEWING PARTY
http://www.storyofstuff.
org/wp-content/
uploads/2012/01/
SoCosPartyKit.pdf
FEMINIE CARE
PRODUCTS
http://safecosmetics.org/
downloads/FemCare_
fs_022411.pdf
PARTNERRESOURCESONLINEPDFs
BOOKS
FILM
• Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and
What’s at Stake for America Power by Mark Schapiro
• Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey to Motherhood by
Sandra Steingraber
• Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
by Stacy Malkan
• Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility,
Intelligence, and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story by
Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peter Meyers
• Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of
Everyday Life Affects Our Health by Rick Smith
• The Safe Shopper’s Bible by David Steinman and Samuel
Epstein
• There’s Lead in Your Lipstick by Gillian Deacon
Media Resources
• A Chemical Reaction
• Consuming Kids
• Home
• Living Downstream
• My Toxic Baby
• Toxic Soup
VIDEOCLIPS

3. ecocenter.org Ecology Center 339 E. Liberty St., Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Websites to Visit
REPORTS
BABY’S TOXIC TUB
http://safecosmetics.org/
downloads/Babys-Tub-Is-Still-
Toxic_Nov2011.pdf
HEAVY METAL HAZARD
http://environmentaldefence.
ca/sites/default/files/report_
files/HeavyMetalHazard%20
FINAL.pdf
LIPSTICK & LEAD
http://www.fda.
gov/Cosmetics/
ProductandIngredientSafety/
ProductInformation/
ucm137224.htm#expanalyses
FDA COSMETIC AUTHORITY
http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/
GuidanceComplianceRegulatory-
Information/ucm074162.htm
FDA COSMETIC RESTRICTIONS
http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/
ProductandIngredientSafety/
SelectedCosmeticIngredients/
ucm127406.htm
COMPACT FOR SAFE
COSMETICS
http://safecosmetics.org/down-
loads/Compact_Signers_12.15.pdf
COSMETICREGULATIONINFO
Breast Cancer Fund
www.breastcancerfund.org
Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Database
www.cosmeticsdatabase.org
Healthy Child, Healthy World
www.healthychild.org
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
www.safecosmetics.org
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment
www.healthandenvironment.org
Women’s Voices for The Earth
www.womensvoices.org

4. ecocenter.org Ecology Center 339 E. Liberty St., Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Skin Toner
Ingredients
• 1/4 cup cucumber juice
• 1/8 cup carrot juice
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 cup spearmint tea
• 1/4 cup chamomile tea
Directions:
Make the cucumber juice and carrot juice in a juicer.
Make strong infusions (herbal tea) of spearmint and chamomile.
Let cool.
Combine everything in a glass jar. Shake to blend. Massage a bit
onto your face. Rinse.
Facial Scrub and Hand Cleanser
Ingredients
3 parts baking soda to 1 part water.
Directions:
Rub in a circular motion to exfoliate skin. Rinse.
· 2 peaches, peeled,
pitted and mashed
· 1/2 teaspoon of
almond oil
· 1 tablespoon heavy
cream
Combine ingredients
in a bowl and mash
with a fork or potato
masher. Scoop onto a
clean washcltoh and
massage onto your
face.
Let set for 15-20
minutes before rinsing
thoroughly.
FACEMASK
· 1/4 cup of avocado
oil, apricot kernen oil
or sesame oil
· 1/4 cup of aloe vera
gel
Combine ingredients
in a glass jar and shake
to blend. Dab some
on your fingers and
massage into your skin.
Shelf life: 4 months,
refrigerated
EYECREAM
Recipes
Post your favorite cosmetic
recipes on our facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/
Michigan.Childrens.Health

5. ecocenter.org Ecology Center 339 E. Liberty St., Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Take Action!
Support the Safe Cosmetics Act
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5500/p/dia/action/
public/?action_KEY=7022
Vote with your $$$
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/green-
guide/buying-guides/
Join the MNCEH!
http://www.mnceh.org/michigan-network-children%E2%80%99s-
environmental-health
Write a Letter to the Editor
http://safecosmetics.org/section.php?id=56
Lauren LaRocca
lauren@ecocenter.org
www.ecocenter.org
www.mnceh.org
www.facebook.com/
Michigan.Childrens.
Health
STAYCONNECTED
www.mnceh.org
Use fewer cosmetics and
personal care products.
Check the toxicity status
of your products on the
Skin Deep database.
Support companies who
make safer products.
Teach children and others
about safer products.
Advocate for more
protective policies.
Other ideas you have?
HOWTOPROTECTYOURSELF
http://safecosmetics.
org/article.
php?id=281#ingredients
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