Beauty

Teens: Cosmetics and Reality
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Ads promise romance! Popularity! Beauty! If you use their blushers, lipsticks, creams, shampoos, and other cosmetics. What do these products really deliver? A sea of cosmetics crowds the drugstore shelves, luring you with claims of romance, popularity

Hair Dye Dilemmas
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Nearly 40 percent of American women, and a lesser number of men, color their hair - and the practice may increase with the graying of baby boomers. Knowledge about about the possible dangers of some dyes is necessary for the safe use of these products.

Cosmetic Help for Cancer Patients
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Radiation and chemotherapy may cause hair loss, skin discoloration, and other cosmetic changes. Some new programs are helping patients counter these side effects. According to cosmetologists, the best time to start looking for a wig is before the first

Cosmetic Safety : Allergic Reactions, What's Natural?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Do the preservatives themselves pose any safety risk? According to a study of cosmetic reactions conducted by the North American Contact Dermatitis Group, preservatives are the second most common cause of allergic and irritant reactions to cosmetics.

Cosmetic Safety More Complex Than at First Blush
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Though serious injury from cosmetics is rare, care needs to be taken so that eye infections, skin rashes, and other ugly problems don't become byproducts of the quest for beauty. Nothing on the market today approaches ceruse's deadliness.

Cutting Back
How to Be a Budget Fashionista
by Kathryn Finney
You have two basic choices to improve your budget: You can either increase your income or decrease your spending. I suggest doing both. In Chapter 2 I'll show you ten ways to infuse cash into your bank account.

Know Your Budget
How to Be a Budget Fashionista
by Kathryn Finney
Like the whooping crane and great-fitting jeans, budgeting is now extinct. The rise of credit and debit cards has made items that our foreshopping mothers had to wait months to purchase as accessible as whipping out our plastic friends

I Know You Are, but What Am I?
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by Jean Godfrey-June
You know all the studies, how beautiful people make more money, do better in school, etc., etc., than everyone else? I think when you look at a truly beautiful person, you think, We're still the same species, no?

Propecia's Road to FDA Approval
The Bald Truth: The First Complete Guide To Preventing And Treating Hair Loss
by Spencer David Kobren
The data presented at this March meeting was from studies of 1,553 men with predominant thinning of hair in the vertex area (top of the head). Overall improvement was seen as early as three months, with continued improvement over the course of

Finasteride in Action
The Bald Truth: The First Complete Guide To Preventing And Treating Hair Loss
by Spencer David Kobren
When I discovered that Merck was studying their prostate drug Proscar (finasteride) for its baldness prevention and treatment potential, the 1 mg. dose of the drug they would name Propecia was in the second phase of its FDA study.

The Road to Propecia
The Bald Truth: The First Complete Guide To Preventing And Treating Hair Loss
by Spencer David Kobren
Ask any balding man when he first noticed his hair thinning, and odds are he'll remember. Like any other milestone in his life, he isn't likely to forget the event or its accompanying details, like where he was, what he was doing, and, most important

What's In A Smile?
Smile!
by Jonathan B. Levine, DMD, Jane Larkworthy
Smiling: The art of speaking ... without saying a word. There's a reason why the smile is the universal language. The original form of instant messaging, a smile is ageless and it never goes out of style.

Introduction
Plastic Surgery Without the Surgery: The Miracle of Makeup Techniques
by Eve Pearl
Have you been contemplating Botox, eyelid surgery, or breast augmentation? A face-lift, nose job, or collagen injections? Save your money and stay away from the risks! Learn how you can get the glowing good looks you've always desired-and avoid going

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A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients : Complete Information About the Harmful and Desirable Ingredients in Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals (Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients)
by Ruth Winter, M.S.
Take the guesswork out of choosing safe and effective cosmetics and cosmeceuticals. You wouldn't eat something without knowing what it was. Don't you want to take the same care with what you put on your face, hair, and body?

Eyes
Inventing Beauty: A History of the Innovations that Have Made Us Beautiful
by Teresa Riordan
When it comes to flirtation, the eyes can cast a potent spell. An intense gaze is one of the most effective ways a woman can broadcast her interest in a man. But how is it that eye makeup, particularly mascara, became a standard implement in America's

Understanding Your Hair
Curl Talk: Everything You Need to Know to Love and Care for Your Curly, Kinky, Wavy, or Frizzy Hair
by Ouidad
At loose ends with your locks? Let the 'Queen of Curl' show you how to bring out the best in your hair. The lengths that women go to in order to tame their curls! If you've been blessed with curly hair, chances are that you've thought of it as a curse

The New Age of Cosmetic Surgery
Turn Back the Clock Without Losing Time: A Complete Guide to Quick and Easy Cosmetic Rejuvenation
by Rhoda S. Narins, M.D., Paul Jarrod Frank, M.D.
Put Your Best Face Forward-at Any Age. Written by two of America's top dermatologists, Turn Back the Clock Without Losing Time is the ultimate guide to the exciting new procedures that can dramatically improve your appearance with minimal or no recovery

Your Beauty-Wellness Test

Are You Primarily Yin, Yang, or Yin/Yang? Now that I've provided you with a wealth of new information about health and beauty in the Chinese tradition, it's time to discover how to put these principles to use.

A Year's Worth of Style
Frederic Fekkai: A Year of Style
by Frédéric Fekkai
Unlike any other beauty or style guide, Frédéric Fekkai A Year of Style acknowledges that a woman's look is constantly changing with the season, with fashions, and as her own lifestyle evolves.

Hairitage
Hair Rules! The Ultimate Hair-Care Guide for Women with Kinky, Curly, or Wavy Hair
by Anthony Dickey
Kinky, curly, or wavy hair isn't 'problem' hair-it's just hair with a different set of rules! For too long, hairstylists and hair-care companies have ignored the needs of women with kinky, curly, or wavy hair, focusing on it as 'problem' hair rather than