Beauty to die for: health hazards of cosmetics and skin care products revealed (newstarget.com)

Something Obama failed to mention on his recent trip

From abcnews.com "Hours before his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as president, President Obama delivered some tough love to African leaders, urging them to get their houses in order so they can better provide for their citizens. In a meeting this morning with the leaders of Egypt, Algeria, Senegal, Nigeria, Libya and Ethiopia, Obama spoke about his personal connections to both Africa and poverty, and challenged the leaders to set prioritiesfor combating poverty and hunger. According to a top White House aide, 'You could have heard a pin drop.' [...] "The point I was making was that my father traveled to the United States ...

Mamie “Peanut” Johnson: Featured video for the week

Since switching to this latest template, I haven't taken the opportunity to talk about the random videos you see on the right sidebar. This week's featured video is of the living baseball legend, Mamie "Peanut" Johnson. Taken from the website of the Negro League Baseball Players Association (NLBPA) Born: Sept 27, 1935 Right-handed pitcher Indianapolis Clowns 1953-55 Mamie, who along with Connie Morgan and Toni Stone, was one of three women to play in the Negro leagues. Mamie Johnson, the daughter of Gentry Harrison and Della Belton Havelow, was born on September 27, 1935, in Ridgeway, South Carolina. When she was only seven years old, ...

TRENDS: Hair tips via You Tube

For the past year or so I have noticed a steep incline in the amount of videos that are being uploaded by our sistahs instructing other Black women from everything from makeup trends to how to sew in a weave. On the home front I can tell you that my wife has spent numerous hours either at the kitchen table or curled up on our bed learning new ways to style her hair or find out the latest trends on hair braiding. Personally I find this trend very interesting because I can see it at some point developing into an ...

“Judge not…”

Matthew 7:1 is one of the most quoted scriptures in the Bible these days. Even people who do not subscribe to the teachings of the Bible will quickly whip out that passage of scripture and use it as a speed pass to cancel out any criticisms regarding their moral failings. The very Bible that most people today try to dismiss as "out of date", not relative for today, or not to be taken literally is the same Bible these individuals use to deflect criticism of their behavior. Now let's read versus 1 and 2. "Do not judge, or you too will be ...

Finding and losing history

History found Records of freed Va. slaves placed online History possibly lost (suburbanchicagonews.com) "A property once covered in unique objets d'art and so renowned even the Smithsonian Institution took notice now is slated for demolition. Kane County officials this week took further steps toward tearing down the long-abandoned African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veterans Archives in Aurora Township by approving an application to the Circuit Court for demolition of 'dangerous and/or unsafe building.' 'This is the very beginning stage' of the demolition process, said Mark VanKerkhoff of the county's Development Department. It could be three to four months before the building actually is torn down, ...

Written by: Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D

“Your medicine cabinet is one of the most dangerous areas of your house, and not for the reasons you may think. Lurking just behind your bathroom mirror, where all of your favorite beauty products are housed, is a virtual toxic nightmare. The growing list of synthetic ingredients manufacturers add to their products is turning the most innocent-looking shampoos and moisturizers into cocktails of toxins that could cause cancer or reproductive damage over years of sustained use. Modern cosmetics contain a host of dangerous ingredients, which would be more at home in a test tube than in our bodies. “(more…)

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Posted by Duane On January - 23 - 2006

4 Responses to “Beauty to die for: health hazards of cosmetics and skin care products revealed (newstarget.com)”

Karen Says:
January 26th, 2006 at 8:05 pm
I totally understand where everyone is coming from when they say there’s alot of bad stuff in our cosmetics and skin care products. But has anyone here ever tried “Elemis” products. They are all natural aroma spa products that are used in spas and several cruise ship lines all over the world. For starters, they have a sonderful body lotion called ” Vitamin Rich Body Lotion” and an “S.O.S. Emergency Cream” that works wonders on your skin. I know it’s probably hard to believe these products are all natural, but try them out and you’ll see. All natural plant oils and lots of water. If you have special needs, they have the stuff for you!
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January 29th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
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Mary Says:
January 29th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
In what state andcity was this book published?
Sascha Says:
January 12th, 2009 at 4:06 am
Elemis seem to contain parabens though in their skincare. Arent these linked to breast cancer???