Christine, our GG consultant in Maryland/DC, sent me this link to a great piece that the ABC affiliate in Boston did on make-up and young girls. In it they quote an EWG study on girls from across the country, that “discovered that girls’ blood and urine tested positive for the presence of an average of 16 toxins.” The tests cannot prove definitively that the toxins came from beauty products or personal care products, but the toxins are the same ones that are definitely found in many topical products. And girls are using products like that at younger and younger ages. Why? To look “grown up.” I don’t know about you, but I think kids grow up fast enough these days. I’m not sure we need to encourage it more – especially if it is exposing them unnecessarily to toxins that can impact their development.

Check out the article:
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/17876176/detail.html?rss=bos&taf=bos