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Beauty Justice with Dr. Ami Zota
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A discussion of the environmental health impacts of beauty & personal care products with Dr. Ami Zota, scientist, professor, and founder of Agents of Change in Environmental Justice at Columbia University. In this episode, we discuss toxic ingredients, colorism, hair discrimination, beauty standards, health outcomes, routes of exposure, policy solutions and more. Dr. Zota shares her framework on these challenges: the environmental injustice of beauty.
Connect with Dr. Zota:
Ami Zota - Associate Professor - LinkedIn
Agents of Change in Environmental Justice
Resources:
EWG Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database
United Nations Convention Agrees to Phase Mercury Out of Cosmetics by 2025
Toxic Free Products | WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Mercury in Soaps and Creams - NYC Health
Washington state now has the nation’s strongest law against toxic cosmetics | Grist
Mercury in Soaps and Creams - NYC Health
12 Ingredients To Avoid In Cosmetics & Skin Care Products | mindbodygreen
You Have Fossil Fuels On Your Face - by Jessica DeFino
Sources:
Countries unite to remove mercury from hazardous skin lightening products
Skin Whitening: The global market, the risks and who makes and sells the products
Credits:
Hosted and produced by Kiana Michaan
Edited and co-produced by Lucy Little
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