Praise -- Other Books by Samuel S. Epstein, MD -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART ONE - How Our Products Got Toxic -- 1 - History's Beauty Industry Influences -- A New Cleopatra -- As Synthetics Multiplied, So Did Health Problems -- 2 - The Chemical Threat to Your Health -- Your Skin Is a Carrier, Not a Barrier -- What We Know and How We Know It -- The Vulnerability of Children -- Types of Carcinogens -- A Roadmap of Chemical Dangers -- 3 - Losing the Winnable Cancer War -- The Folly of "Damage Control" -- Cancer Risks from Smoking Versus Personal-Care Product Use -- 4 - You Lost Your "Right to Know" -- Mounting Criticisms of the FDA -- What Protection Does Labeling Afford Us? -- PART TWO - Identifying Product Dangers -- 5 - Products Targeting Infants and Children -- From Mother to Fetus and Child -- Triclosan Comes Under Scrutiny -- "Gender Bender" Chemical Effects -- The Six Families of Hormone Disrupters -- 6 - Products Targeting Women -- Perfume-Cupid's Arrow, or a Poison Dart? -- Talcum Powder and Your Risk of Cancer -- What Is Really in Your Lipstick? -- 7 - Products Targeting Beauty and Nail Salons -- The Problem with Hair Dyes -- A Closer Look at Nail Salons -- Some Needed Reforms -- 8 - Products Targeting Sun Worshippers -- What Sunscreens Do -- What Sunscreens Don't Do -- More Problems with Sunscreens -- Why Are Nanoparticles in Sun Protection Products? -- An Emerging Regulatory Nightmare -- 9 - Products Targeting Youth Seekers -- Skin Peelers -- Twelve Categories of Cosmeceutical Ingredients -- 10 - Products Targeting Everyone -- What Is Really in Your Air Freshener? -- What Is Really in Your Shampoo and Conditioner? -- What Is Really in Your Deodorant or Antiperspirant? -- What Is Really in Your Toothpaste? -- What Is Really in Your Soap and Cleanser? -- PART THREE - Getting Us Out of Danger.

11 - Reforming the Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products Industry -- There Are Safer Options -- Needed Reforms -- California Pioneers U.S. Legislative Change -- Europe's Seventh Amendment -- Problems with the Seventh Amendment -- More European Safety Regulations -- Safety Regulations in Other Countries -- 12 - Two Healthy Trends in Your Future -- Green Chemistry Means Safer Chemistry -- Organics Emerge as Safe, Price-Competitive Alternatives -- Principal Categories of Organic Cosmetics and Personal-Care Products -- What Does Organic Certification Mean? -- Organic Certification Standards -- The Organic Trade Association Deceives Consumers -- 13 - A Guide to Protecting You and Your Family -- Four Deadly but Avoidable Killers -- Deciphering Product Labels -- Tips for Choosing Safe Products and Alternatives -- Strategies to Protect Your Health -- The Bottom Line -- APPENDICES -- REFERENCES -- Acknowledgements -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- Copyright Page.