The following information was collected from the book, The Safe Shopper's Bible: A Consumer's Guide to Nontoxic Household Products, Cosmetics, and Food by David Steinman & Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. published by Macmillan USA 1995 New York.
This convenient reference guide lists thousands of brandname household products, personal care products, foods and beverages, enabling shoppers to make informed decisions about the products they buy.
The chart below lists the products manufactured by Revlon, Avon, and Estée Lauder listed in the book and their ratings. None of Mary Kay's products were rated.
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Product |
Ratings |
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Blush |
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Revlon Naturally Glamorous Blush-on |
Minimal Risk |
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Revlon Powder Créme Blush |
Caution |
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Revlon Sheer Face Color |
Minimal Risk |
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Revlon Springwater Blush Oil for Sensitive Skin |
Minimal Risk |
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Concealers |
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Revlon New Complexion Concealer |
Minimal Risk |
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Foundations |
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Avon Advanced Foundation Enhancing Liquid |
Minimal Risk |
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Estée Lauder Demi-Matte Oil-free Makeup |
Minimal Risk |
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Estée Lauder Lucidity Light-Diffusing Makeup SPF8 |
Minimal Risk |
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Estée Lauder Polished Performance Liquid Makeup |
Minimal Risk |
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Revlon Springwater Make-Up |
Minimal Risk |
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Revlon Touch & Glow Moisturizing Make-Up |
Minimal Risk |
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Facial Powders |
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Revlon Love Moisturizing Pressed Powder |
Minimal Risk |
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Revlon New Complexion Loose Powder |
Minimal Risk |
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Revlon New Complexion Pressed Silky Light |
Minimal Risk |
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Revlon Pure Radiance Sunglow Effects Loose |
Minimal Risk |
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Revlon Powdercreme Make-Up Pressed Powder |
Caution |
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Revlon Springwater Pressed Powder* |
Minimal Risk |
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Revlon Touch & Glow Translucent Pressed Powder |
Minimal Risk |
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Mascaras |
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Estée Lauder Luscious Créme Mascara* |
Little/No Risk |
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Estée Lauder More than Mascara |
Minimal Risk |
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Estée Lauder Precision Lash Mascara |
Minimal Risk |
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Eye Shadow |
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Revlon Overtime Shadow* |
Minimal Risk |
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Hair Coloring |
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Revlon Colorsilk Salon Formula Ammonia-Free |
Caution |
* Products with an asterisk are recommended products.
A caution rating was assigned to products that contain chemicals classified as probable or known human carcinogens or chemicals that are animal carcinogens and possible human carcinogens, as determined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, other recognized bodies of experts and scientific literature.
Minimal risk was assigned to products containing chemicals that are carcinogenic precursors. The minimal risk rating was also used for products containing ingredients about which the data are inadequate to determine their human cancer risk.
Products were evaluated based on their most hazardous carcinogenic ingredient.
|
Ingredient |
Rating |
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2-bromo-2-nitropane (Bronopol) |
Minimal Risk |
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Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) |
Caution |
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Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) |
Minimal Risk |
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Coal tar |
Caution |
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D&C Green 5 |
Minimal Risk for all colors |
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D&C Orange 17 |
Minimal Risk |
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D&C Red 19 |
Minimal Risk |
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D&C Red 33 |
Minimal Risk |
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Diethanolamine (DEA) |
Minimal Risk |
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FD&C Blue 1 |
Minimal Risk |
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FD&C Green 3 |
Minimal Risk |
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FD&C Red 4 |
Minimal Risk |
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FD&C Red 40 |
Minimal Risk |
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FD&C Yellow 5 |
Minimal Risk |
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Fluoride |
Minimal Risk |
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Lead acetate |
Caution |
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Methyl Methacrylate |
Minimal Risk |
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Octyl Dimethyl PABA |
Minimal Risk |
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Phenylenediamines |
Caution |
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Saccharin |
Caution |
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Silica |
Minimal Risk |
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Talc |
Minimal Risk-Caution |
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Triethanolamine (TEA) |
Minimal Risk |