Can the Cosmetics Industry Fight Chemicals with More Chemicals?

New Haven Advocate | May 20, 2008
There are toxins in makeup, beauty products and standard personal hygiene stuff like toothpaste, deodorant and soap, but do they have to be there? The director of Yale's Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering says that as chemistry advances, scientists are learning how to design substances to be nontoxic from the get-go.

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