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Teen Girls' Body Burden of Hormone-Altering Cosmetics Chemicals: Study participants
Environmental Working Group's study of hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals in teens included 20 young women from 18 cities in 8 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Many of our study participants are pictured below.
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| The 20 teens we tested had an average of 13 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals in their bodies. |
Alex [12 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] Los Gatos, CA |
Rizza [15 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] Manteca, CA |
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| Sarah [13 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
Caroline [12 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] Langhorne, PA |
Monica [10 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] University Place, WA |
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| Emma [14 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] Winchester, MA |
Jenny [14 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] Novato, CA |
Linda [13 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] San Francisco, CA |
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| Erin [12 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] Ross, CA |
Jessica [13 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] San Rafael, CA |
Laurie [13 hormone- altering cosmetics chemicals] North Caldwell, NJ |
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| Natalie [15 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] San Francisco, CA |
Donalin [13 hormone-altering cosmetics chemicals] Dorchester, MA |
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