Don't Go to the Cosmetic Counter Without Me and Aubrey Organics books, all about the toxins in everyday personal hygiene and beauty products. . Material Safety Data Sheets list all the chemicals that are in our everyday products and their measure of safety or hazard. Almost every University has these sheets. News reports and scientific articles are also good sources. How Advertising can Influence You as a Consumer Advertisements are sources of information that help make people aware of different products or services.
Some ads give helpful information about a product.
Not all give you the information you need and want. Some give scientific claims and those can be checked out with the facts in writing. The product may or may not be a good choice for you. Some companies spend millions of dollars each year developing advertising to sell products. Often the price of a shampoo is higher simply because it comes in a fancy container, but in reality the cap on the bottle costs more than the shampoo itself.