Cosmetic Books

Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition

Author: Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
Paperback: 1184 pages
Publisher: Beginning Press
Copyright: 2007
ISBN: 1877988324
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Who Will Find This Book Essential?

If you wear any cosmetic products and are concerned about what is going on your skin (everyone should be) then this is the MOST informed book on the subject, from a consumers perspective, and you will want to by a copy right now.

What's Inside

People spend an extraordinary amount of money on cosmetics and in the USA along its around $45 billion a year. Now in its seventh edition, Begoun has distilled the essence of what woman and men want to know about the ingredients in their cosmetic products. Its empowering to wall upto the counter and know as much as cosmetics-counter consultant. Ever wonder what methylparaben, propylparaben, and butylparaben are doing in your mascara? And what is diazolidinyl urea? All four are potential irritants, and the latter is a preservative that can release formaldehyde, a natsy class A carcinogen that should be kept clear of.

There is a lists of companies that are cruelty-free and those which continue to conduct animal testing. The majority of the book is 800 fantastic pages of reviews of thousands of cosmetics, from cleansers, foundations, lip liners, eye shadows, and concealers, all of which have been personally tested by the author.

Table of Contents

1.0 Knowledge is Beautiful

2.0 Health skin: Rules to Live by

3.0 Explaination of Reviews

4.0 The Reviews A -Z: From the Body Shop, to Dove, to Ester Lauder, to Ponds, to St. Ives

5.0 The Best Products Summary

6.0 Animal Testing

7.0 Cosmetics Ingredients Dictionary