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Toxic Beauty

Could we be exposing ourgametes, the egg and the sperm, or our embryosto potential...

Could we be exposing our
gametes, the egg and the sperm, or our embryos
to potential toxicants throughout the life course?

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Could we be exposing our gametes, the egg and the sperm,
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or our embryos to potential toxicants
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throughout the life course?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:36
Uploaded
Jun 18, 2025
Production
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Movie Summary

Beauty products are a multi-billion-dollar industry. Despite public attention, companies continue to get away with harmful practices that leave the average consumer wondering which brand can be trusted. Toxic Beauty's case in point is the landmark class action lawsuit brought by female cancer survivors against Johnson & Johnson, in the face of the company's insistence that their baby talc products are safe.
DR. MAHALINGAIAH: Remember when I wanted to throw that out, - Toxic Beauty 00:04
DR. MAHALINGAIAH: Remember when I wanted to throw that out,
AVERA: They're just like, they're like, - Toxic Beauty 00:05
AVERA: They're just like, they're like,
DR. MAHALINGAIAH: Oh. - Toxic Beauty 00:04
DR. MAHALINGAIAH: Oh.
DR. MAHALINGAIAH: So I've weeded out a tremendous amount, - Toxic Beauty 00:07
DR. MAHALINGAIAH: So I've weeded out a tremendous amoun...
This is supposed to make your skin - Toxic Beauty 00:24
This is supposed to make your skin
[Avera's chatter] - Toxic Beauty 00:12
[Avera's chatter]
Which might be subtle effects at the level of infertility. - Toxic Beauty 00:05
Which might be subtle effects at the level of infertility.
DR. MAHALINGAIAH: It might be more devastating effects - Toxic Beauty 00:07
DR. MAHALINGAIAH: It might be more devastating effects
I think we should be concerned. - Toxic Beauty 00:05
I think we should be concerned.
MYMY: I didn't start using products until college. - Toxic Beauty 00:04
MYMY: I didn't start using products until college.
Benign tumour. - Toxic Beauty 00:04
Benign tumour.
I have a small breast already, so on me, - Toxic Beauty 00:07
I have a small breast already, so on me,
MYMY: My physicians would tell me, - Toxic Beauty 00:05
MYMY: My physicians would tell me,
MYMY: But maybe it wasn't because of luck, - Toxic Beauty 00:06
MYMY: But maybe it wasn't because of luck,
MYMY: So I finally got the tumour removed, - Toxic Beauty 00:19
MYMY: So I finally got the tumour removed,
MYMY: What is it? And you're like, - Toxic Beauty 00:15
MYMY: What is it? And you're like,
...any substance that is synthetic, - Toxic Beauty 00:08
...any substance that is synthetic,
And so the endocrine system has multiple different hormones. - Toxic Beauty 00:05
And so the endocrine system has multiple different hormones.
The thyroid hormone that comes from the thyroid, - Toxic Beauty 00:07
The thyroid hormone that comes from the thyroid,
And we are finding that many of the synthetic chemicals - Toxic Beauty 00:12
And we are finding that many of the synthetic chemicals