A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients: Complete Information About the Harmful and Desirable Ingredients Found in Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals
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Book Overview
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... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1400052335
ISBN13:9781400052332
Release Date:March 2005
Publisher:Three Rivers Press
Length:576 Pages
Weight:0.96 lbs.
Dimensions:8.0" x 1.5" x 5.1"
Customer Reviews
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Awesome Book
Published by cwilliams , 6 years ago
This book give me sooo many ideas.
Comprehensive and thorough
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
The 6th edition of Ruth Winter's A CONSUMER'S DICTIONARY OF COSMETIC INGREDIENTS, first published in 1978, contains an excellent 40 page introduction covering everything from the state of cosmetics regulations, safety concerns, basic ingredients, and what to do if you have an adverse reaction, to an annotated list of organizations concerned with cosmetics safety. This detailed book is over 500 pages with thousands of entries of varying lengths--from a line or two to a paragraph. There are some longer entries of 2 or more pages on a key topic like sunscreen. The information covers more generic cosmetics, like cold cream or lipstick, as well as more technical ingredients and chemicals that you may find a specific products. In addition to a 3-page bibliography, there are two useful Appendices: "Common Label Warnings--Pay Attention!" and "Nail Safety."
An Informative and Authoritative Guide
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Once again Winter has provided her readers with a wealth of information in choosing cosmetics and cosmeceuticals. With the array of health and beauty products available to consumers today, it is important to be an informed shopper. By categorizing, explaining, and simplifying the overwhelming list of typical ingredients, Winter empowers her audience to read the labels carefully and select a product that is both healthy and appropriate. After reading several of Winter's books on foods and cosmetics, I now consider myself a wiser - and healthier - consumer.
very informative - a must read if you have sensitive skin
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
yes this book does tell you what purposes many of the ingredients have. for example, "as an emolient", "as a thickening agent", "a preservative", etc. this book is a consumer's guide, not a text book teaching you about chemistry and cosmetic formulation, so there's no need to be too technical. i have very sensitive skin that's prone to allergies. i used to waste a lot of money on cosmetics because almost everything will give me rashes. when i was tested by an allergist i was reacting to every single sensitizer i received. now i use this guide to learn about ingredients and sort through the vast inventory of beauty products to find the right one. i just bought a newly updated version as the older version did not cover all the newest ingredients.
The only book needed to find out about ingredients.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This eye opening cosmetic ingredient dictionary is the perfect tool for checking out the ingredients in any cosmetic product. There has not been anything left out of the more than 5,000 listings. Ruth Winter has a science background and puts it to good use by telling the reader if the ingredient if allergenic, carcinogenic, or has no known toxicity. In comparison to Aubrey Hampton's "What's In Your Cosmetics?", Winter's book wins without a doubt. Hampton pays too much attention to listing information on natural ingredients and not enough of toxic ones. As a cosmetic ingredient researcher, I appreciate the convenience of having this resource at my fingertips, and you will too!
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