Health and Medical Guide to Skin, Hair and Nails Cosmetics Health information topics about Cosmetics: Health Check Tools 1. How Smart Are You about Cosmetics? Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/costftoc.html Law and Policy 1. Prohibited Ingredients and Related Safety Issues Food and Drug Administration http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-210.html 2. Cosmetic Labeling Food and Drug Administration http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-labl.html 3. Cosmetics and U.S. Law: An Introduction Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cosuslaw.html 4. How to Report Problems with Products Regulated by Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/problem.html 5. Is It a Cosmetic, a Drug, or Both? (or Is It Soap? Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-218.html Organizations 1. Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/ 2. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html 3. American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/ Overviews 1. Clearing Up Cosmetic Confusion Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1998/398_cosm.html 2. Frequently Asked Questions about Cosmetics and You National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/faq/cosmetics.pdf Related Issues 1. Heading Off Hair-Care Disasters: Use Caution With Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2001/101_hair.html 2. Alcohol Free Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-227.html 3. Antiperspirants/Deodorants and Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_66.htm 4. Beta Hydroxy Acids in Cosmetics Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-bha.html 5. DHA-Spray Sunless "Tanning" Boot Food and Drug Administration http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-tan4.html 6. Eye Products Food and Drug Administration http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-821.html 7. FDA Proposes Advisory Label on Products Containing Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/ANSWERS/2002/ANS01180.html 8. Shelf Life - Expiration Date Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-207.html 9. Update on Artificial Nail Removers Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-823.html 10. Thigh Creams Food and Drug Administration http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-202.html 11. Tattoos and Permanent Makeup Food and Drug Administration http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-204.html 12. Solving Problems Related to the Use of Cosmetics a American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/public/Publications/pamphlets/Cosmetics.htm 13. Halloween Special for Kids and Parents: Novelty Ma Food and Drug Administration http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos10-31.html 14. Science Meets Beauty: Using Medicine to Improve Ap Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/204_beauty.html 15. Phthalates and Cosmetic Products Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-phth.html 16. Over-the-Counter Wrinkle Creams: Miracle or Market Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SN00010 Research 1. FDA Completes Two Clinical Studies on the Safety o Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-aha2.html   Dermatology News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. New Hope To Vitiligo Patients Offered By Skin Transplant 10 Mar 2010 at 6:00am In the first study of its kind in the United States, Henry Ford Hospital showed that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for treating vitiligo. 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