Marissa Chan

Personal care products (PCPs) are a notable source of chemical exposure.1–3 Beauty products can contain a variety of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including phthalates and parabens.1,3–5 Consequently, the use of PCPs may increase exposure to EDCs.6,7 PCP use is typically viewed as an individual-level behavior, and as a result, product use or availability of products is not often considered to be a potential contributor to community-level exposures.

Marissa Chan, SM, Bhavna Shamasunder, PhD, MES, and Jill E. Johnston, PhD, SM Marissa Chan is with the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Bhavna Shamasunder is with Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. Jill E. Johnston is with the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. “Social and Environmental Stressors of Urban Oil and Gas Facilities in Los Angeles County, California, 2020”, American Journal of Public Health , no. (): pp. e1-e9.

“Tu pelo es muy encrespado, simplemente es distinto al nuestro”. Esas palabras se repetían en mi cabeza mientras la costa californiana se desdibujaba a lo lejos. Estábamos regresando de uno de los últimos paseos universitarios a la playa cuando surgió el tema del pelo.