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Tampa mom asks cosmetics victims, “WTF?” (audio interview)

Posted by Kim Colvin on May. 9, 2009, at 6:20 pm

Tara Lee (above left) is a Tampa mom who dared to ask the question, “If my children’s toys were recalled because of lead contamination in paint, why has lead not yet been banned from lipstick?”  The question led Lee to co-found Best in Beauty, a company that informs consumers about the hazardous, and sometimes toxic, ingredients found in everyday cosmetics and toiletries.

Listen to my interview with Tara Lee after the jump…

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Tags: banned cosmetics chemicals, Best in Beauty, Kim Colvin, lead-based cosmetics, lipstick, Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Tara Lee, toxic ingredients, Want Toxic Free?, WTF?
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