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Episode 2.12. Radium Cosmetics with Lucy Jane Santos
Episode 2.12. Radium Cosmetics with Lucy Jane Santos
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Christmas shopping is hard, so this week, we’re taking the advice of 1930s holiday beauty ads and looking into radium! Our guest is Lucy Jane Santos, author of Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium and an expert in toxic beauty history. We’re talking about radioactive skincare, X-Rays in beauty salons, radium condoms, snorting radium, and other *very* bad ideas. As always—do NOT try this at home!
Released:
Dec 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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