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Anything gross in YOUR beauty products?
Enviroblog readers are fully aware that there are toxic chemicals in personal care products, and many turn to EWG's Cosmetics Database to find less toxic products.
But how aware are we of the just plain gross ingredients in our personal care products? Find out on this ABC News segment with EWG's Senior Vice-President for Research, Jane Houlihan.
Teaser: There is most certainly beetle juice in your....
Dried whale vomit? (I don't even want to know how that's harvested.) Yuck! All the more reason to find vegan products and then check them out in EWG's Cosmetic Database before buying.