A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients, 7th Edition

Author: Ruth Winter
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0307451119
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 578

Book Description
Everything you need to know about the safety and efficacy of cosmetics and cosmeceuticals. Is it a cosmetic? A drug? A nutrient? It’s becoming more and more difficult to tell the difference with the cosmetic companies combining the three. And unlike with food additives, the FDA has little control over what goes into the products that claim to make you look more beautiful–even though cosmeceuticals (cosmetics that purport to have druglike benefits) have skyrocketed into a multibillion-dollar industry. So before you slather on that “wrinkle-reducing” cream or swallow a “skin-rejuvenating”vitamin, find out what’s in your health and beauty products with A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients. This updated and expanded edition gives you the facts you need to protect yourself and your family from possible irritants, confusing chemical names, and the exaggerated claims of gimmicky additives. With 800 new ingredients found in toiletries, cosmetics, and cosmeceuticals–everything ranging from shampoo to shaving cream, bath lotions to Botox–this alphabetically organized guide evaluates them all, and includes targeted information for children and for people of color. A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients is more indispensable than ever to anyone who cares about the health of themselves and their loved ones.

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients, 7th Edition

Author: Ruth Winter
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0307459861
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 578

A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives, 7th Edition

Author: Ruth Winter
Publisher: Crown Archetype
ISBN: 030745259X
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 607

Book Description
An Essential Household Reference…Revised and Updated With our culture’s growing interest in organic foods and healthy eating, it is important to understand what food labels mean and to learn how to read between the lines. This completely revised and updated edition of A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives gives you the facts about the safety and side effects of more than 12,000 ingredients–such as preservatives, food-tainting pesticides, and animal drugs–that end up in food as a result of processing and curing. It tells you what’s safe and what you should leave on the grocery-store shelves. In addition to updated entries that cover the latest medical and scientific research on substances such as food enhancers and preservatives, this must-have guide includes more than 650 new chemicals now commonly used in food. You’ll also find information on modern food-production technologies such as bovine growth hormone and genetically engineered vegetables. Alphabetically organized, cross-referenced, and written in everyday language, this is a precise tool for understanding food labels and knowing which products are best to bring home to your family.

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients

Author: Ruth Winter
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
ISBN: 9781400052332
Category : Cosmetics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The fifth edition of this classic guide, first published in 1978, continues the tradition of being the most up-to-date, complete, and trusted reference for taking the guesswork out of choosing safe and effective cosmetics and toiletries.

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients

Author: Ruth Winter
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
ISBN:
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
An essential book for anyone who wants to make informed, healthier choices about the cosmetics they use. This valuable listing of thousands of cosmetic ingredients includes all those found in the products you use regularly, and advice about evaluating the many new products that come into use each year.

Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary

Author: Natalia Michalun
Publisher: Milady Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781435480209
Category : Cosmetics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Milady's Skin Care and Cosmetic Ingredients Dictionary, third edition, is a multi-purpose resource for cosmetic professionals and consumers alike. Part one puts cosmetics in the context of skin care. It provides an overview of skin physiology. In order to understand how and why a product works it is essential to understand how the skin works. It gives an overview of the complexity of cosmetic chemistry particularly with respect to product penetration, and highlights the current challenges facing cosmetic formulators. In addition, it offers comprehensive discussion of the various skin types and conditions in order to help professionals in their product selection. Lastly, it defines common cosmetic industry terminology used by cosmetic manufacturers, professional estheticians, marketers and the media. The second part is dedicated to helping cosmetic users identify the function and purpose of specific ingredients. It is an alphabetical dictionary that lists and describes not only active principles but all other categories of ingredients that comprise a skin care cosmetic. As scientific knowledge of skin physiology and cosmetic chemistry advances, so do cosmetic products. This volume puts everything in context in an easy to read, easy to understand, user-friendly format.

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients

Author: Ruth Winter
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 0307494594
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 656

Book Description
Take the guesswork out of choosing safe and effective cosmetics and cosmeceuticals. You wouldn’t eat something without knowing what it was. Don’t you want to take the same care with what you put on your face, hair, and body? Find out what’s in your health and beauty products with Ruth Winter’s A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients. This updated and expanded sixth edition gives you all the facts you need to protect yourself and your family from possible irritants, confusing chemical names, or exaggerated claims of beauty from gimmick additives. Virtually every chemical found in toiletries, cosmetics, and cosmeceuticals—from body and face creams to toothpaste, hand lotion, shaving cream, shampoo, soap, perfume, and makeup—is evaluated in this book, including those ingredients marketed as being all-natural, for children, and for people of color. The alphabetical arrangement makes it easy to look up the ingredients in the products you use. With new substances popping up in products we utilize every day—and with the continuing deregulation of the cosmetics industry—A Consumer’s Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients is more indispensable than ever.

E for Additives

Author: Maurice Hanssen
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007381565
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
The award-winning million copy seller, now available as an ebook.

Leung's Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients

Author: Ikhlas A. Khan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118213068
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1079

Book Description
The third edition of the unparalleled reference on natural ingredients and their commercial use This new Third Edition of Leung's Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients: Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics arrives in the wake of the huge wave of interest in dietary supplements and herbal medicine resulting from both trends in health and the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). This fully updated and revised text includes the most recent research findings on a wide variety of ingredients, giving readers a single source for understanding and working with natural ingredients. The Encyclopedia continues the successful format for entries listed in earlier editions (consisting of source, description, chemical composition, pharmacology, uses, commercial preparations, regulatory status, and references). The text also features an easily accessible alphabetical presentation of the entries according to common names, with the index cross-referencing entries according to scientific names. This Third Edition also features: More than 50 percent more information than the Second Edition, reflecting the greatly increased research activity in recent years A new section on traditional Indian medicine, with information on nine commonly used herbs More than 6,500 references Two new appendices explaining and illustrating the botanical terminology frequently encountered in the text A revised and expanded index Leung's Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients: Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, Third Edition will continue to provide a comprehensive compilation of the existing literature and prominent findings on natural ingredients to readers with an interest in medicine, nutrition, and cosmetics.

Food Additives

Author: Christine Hoza Farlow
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780963563576
Category : Consumer education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Lists common food additives and offers information about possible side effects and safety concerns to consider when selecting healthy food.