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The ugly side of beauty: Chemicals in cosmetics threaten college-age women's reproductive health

  • Written by Leslie Hart, Associate Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston
imageMany types of makeup contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals.Charles Gullung/The Image Bank via Getty Imagges

Walk through the personal care aisles of your local store and you’ll see dozens of products that promise to soften your skin, make you smell better, extend your lashes, decrease wrinkling, tame your curly hair, or even semi-permanently...

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