Dying to Be Beautiful : The Fight for Safe Cosmetics /

Dying to Be Beautiful : The Fight for Safe Cosmetics /

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Tells the story of how cosmetics came to be regulated in early 20th century America. Examines the cosmetics industry in light of the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kay, Gwen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Cosmetics > Law and legislation.
Cosmetics industry.
Cosmetics > Health aspects.
Cosmetiques > Aspect sanitaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
Cosmetiques > Industrie > États-Unis > Histoire.
Cosmetiques > Droit > États-Unis > Histoire.
Women's Health > history
Health Policy > history
Legislation, Drug > history
Cosmetics > history
Cosmetics > adverse effects
Cosmetics > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Cosmetics industry > United States > History.
Cosmetics > Health aspects > United States > History.
États-Unis. > Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
United States > Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
United States.
United States
History.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • "A victory of the women of this country"
  • "The arts and crafts of the modern flapper"
  • "Marring the fair face of nature"
  • "Some protection to our health, our looks and our pocketbooks"
  • "The big cosmetic houses aren't sorry that the regulation has come."

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