Can You Get Hooked on Lip Balm?: Top Cosmetic Scientists Answer Your Questions about the Lotions, Potions and Other Beauty Products You Use Every Day by Perry Romanowski
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I picked this book up from the library on an impulse because my daughter is hooked on lip balm and reading the title was what made me consciously realize this. The book is written by a couple of cosmetic industry scientists. I was disappointed in how biased they were in discounting health risks of cosmetic products. I may have learned a few interesting tidbits but overall I wouldn't recommend the book. I might have recommended it to a teenage audience if it weren't for the bias, but I wouldn't want teens believing the slanted acceptance that cosmetics are harmless just because a couple of "experts" say so. Skin is a very large organ and absorbs the toxins that it comes in contact with, whether from lotions, treatments, makeup, perfumes, cleansers, etc. Constant exposure certainly raises the likelihood of harm, so using products conservatively makes sense.

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