U.S. Government Has Little Authority to Stop Unsafe Cosmetics

Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 14:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Hair stylist Natalija Josimov combed the straightening solution through her client's hair. She snapped on the blow dryer, and the heated hair sent up a plume of white vapor that wrapped them in a toxic cloud. Next came the 450-degree flat iron, letting loose another sharp stink of embalming fluid that burned her eyes and made her nauseous. [More]

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