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In 2002 it was revealed that Marin County breast cancer rates had risen an alarming 60% in eight years. When asked what was being done, the response was there wasn’t enough funding to do the necessary studies. Judi Shils, formed the Marin Cancer Project (currently known as Search for the Cause). The Teens for Safe Cosmetics Campaign is a program of Search For The Cause that was inspired by a group of teens who wanted to examine the toxic exposures in their lives that may potentially contribute to cancer and work together to eliminate them. We collaborate with scientists, researchers and business owners to research and share information on what chemicals to avoid, and also what products contain and do not contain these chemicals. We’ve created the Dirty Dozen + and Greener Alternatives lists to leverage our buying power and to support only those businesses that develop products without toxic chemicals. As current research continues to link chemical ingredients in personal care products to cancer, Teens For Safe Cosmetics works to educate the public at an early age to reduce their exposure to these chemicals over a lifetime. Many types of cancer are accumulative – meaning that repeated exposure to these toxins can lead to unhealthy consequences. With statistics like 1/3 of all men and 1/2 of all women will have cancer by 2050, we must continue to identify risks, and affect healthy lifestyle choices for this and future generations.
Our 3 step approach to reducing: |