Comments on: Skepticism and the Cosmetic Industry http://chemistscorner.com/skepticism-and-the-cosmetic-industry/ Cosmetic science resource site where you can learn all about cosmetic chemistry Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Robert Zonis http://chemistscorner.com/skepticism-and-the-cosmetic-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Robert Zonis Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:47:03 +0000 http://chemistscorner.com/?p=253#comment-433 I liked the powerpoint, you've pulled together a lot of the criticisms of cosmetic industry hype into a coherent whole. There is a crying need for this information on the web - I hope you'll consider recording the audio portion of your presentation and linking it to the powerpoint. I think it probably should be required reading for every beginning chemistry student, at the very least. The one thing I'd add is that when one is evaluating a bit of cosmetic hype, particularly if it is trying to look like unbiased information warning the public about some sort of dangerous ingredient, check to see who's writing the article. If they just happen to be selling a product that makes a big deal out of NOT having the ingredient in question, well...let me put it this way. I wouldn't believe them if they said the sun was shining without checking it myself. I liked the powerpoint, you’ve pulled together a lot of the criticisms of cosmetic industry hype into a coherent whole. There is a crying need for this information on the web – I hope you’ll consider recording the audio portion of your presentation and linking it to the powerpoint. I think it probably should be required reading for every beginning chemistry student, at the very least.

The one thing I’d add is that when one is evaluating a bit of cosmetic hype, particularly if it is trying to look like unbiased information warning the public about some sort of dangerous ingredient, check to see who’s writing the article. If they just happen to be selling a product that makes a big deal out of NOT having the ingredient in question, well…let me put it this way. I wouldn’t believe them if they said the sun was shining without checking it myself.

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