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Femininity, Hair Relaxers, and the Impact of Beauty Standards on Black Women’s Health

October 27, 2017/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students by

by Amanda Wilcox The idea of “[insert name] with the good hair” goes far beyond a cheeky line in Beyoncé’s “Sorry.” Rather, it’s a pervasive and systematic idea that has […]

On Illusions and Disillusionment

October 27, 2017/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students by

by Tiffany Uribe If you’re here on this blog right now, chances are that you have some interest in the safety of our every day products, chemical sensitivity, or reproductive/ […]

On Transparency

October 27, 2017/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students by

by Ankita Nair Five weeks before I started college, I walked into a hair salon with the intention of getting a keratin treatment. For years, I’d struggled to maintain my […]

Unregulated Chemicals in Fragrance Ingredients

October 27, 2017/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students by

By Nataliya Karashchuk In a world of clean linen and lavender scents, we are surrounded by a bubble of fragrances every single day. Smells shape our world in ways we […]

Does Natural Mean Safe?

October 27, 2017/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students by

by Alexis Elliott We are living in the age of chemicals. Harmful chemicals appear everywhere, from our cleaning supplies to our cosmetics. As more information is being collected about how […]

Precaution, Policy, and Profit: Exploring US Regulations for Chemicals

October 26, 2017/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students by

by Vivian Anigbogu Chemicals are all around us—they are used to make our furniture fire-resistant, they are used to make our laundry detergent, and they even make up the interior […]

Environmental Justice and Farm Workers’ Health

October 26, 2017/5 Comments/CE Student Group, Chemical Entanglements, Research by UCLA Students by

By Alexandra Navarro Ever since Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, which challenged the agricultural industry’s use of pesticides like DDT, the fight for environmental justice surrounding agriculture seemed to have […]

Chemical Entanglements: Environmental Impacts and Feminist Responses

October 2, 2017/Chemical Entanglements by

A Response to CSW’s Chemical Entanglements Symposium by CSW Director Rachel C. Lee On May 4-5, 2017, the Center for the Study of Women hosted a two-day symposium on Chemical […]

New article: The Environmental Injustice of Beauty, co-authored by Bhavna Shamasunder

September 25, 2017/1 Comment/Chemical Entanglements by

Bhavna Shamasunder, Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy at Occidental College and contributor our Chemical Entanglements blog, co-authored an article with Amir R. Zota for the October 2017 volume […]

UCLA Students: Join the Chemical Entanglements Undergraduate Group!

September 12, 2017/Chemical Entanglements, News by

Contribute to CSW’s Chemical Entanglements research project and earn course credit APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 To apply: complete the online application form. Applications will be evaluated as they are received. […]

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