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]