Five beauty products you should avoid

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Beauty products. Few items are sold to us with more reassurances that they will be good for our health, appearance and well-being. Few items are so drastically misnamed. In this collection of 'Behind the Label' articles, we select five beauty products that shouldn't feature on your bathroom shelf...
 

Clairol Nice 'n Easy 120 Hair Colour 120

Nivea Moisturising Lotion

Calvin Klein 'Eternity'

Olay 'Regenerist' Replenishing Cream

Garnier's Ambre Solaire Gloss Bronzer

This article first appeared in the Ecologist April 2007

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    5 beauty products you should avoid

    Pat Thomas
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    Beauty products. Few items are sold to us with more reassurances that they will be good for our health, appearance and well-being. Few items are so drastically misnamed. In this collection of 'Behind the Label' articles, we select five beauty products that shouldn't feature on your bathroom shelf...

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