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11 Breast Cancer Awareness Beauty Products To Stock Up On Today

From Estée Lauder, to Philip Kingsley.
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Style Writer, The Huffington Post UK

Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) Month is back this October, making it the perfect time to stock up on your favourite beauty products.

Along with broadening public knowledge about the disease, (which affects every one in eight UK women) BCA Month helps raise funds for breast cancer research and care - and some of the biggest cosmetics brands around are taking part.

New BCA beauty collections are released every year, with various amounts of the profits donated to some amazing charities, so you can show your support simply by shopping.

Here are the 11 must-buy products we’ll be putting in our e-baskets today:

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II With Pink Ribbon Pin
Estee Lauder
£72 from esteelauder.co.uk

20% of proceeds will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Bumble and Bumble Prêt-a-Powder
Bumble and bumble
£22 from bumbleandbumble.co.uk

£5 from each sale in October will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Look Good Feel Better Anti-Bacterial Brush Set
Look Good Feel Better
£34.99 from lookfantastic.com

12% of the wholesale price donated to Look Good Feel Better, with an annual minimum donation of £30,000.
Jo Malone Red Roses Cologne
Jo Malone
£86 for 100ml from jomalone.co.uk

For each 100ml bottle sold, £20 will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Invisibobble Pink Heroes Hair Tie
Invisibobble
£4.95 from lookfantastic.com

Invisibobble will be donating €20,000 to German breast cancer charity Brustkrebs Deutschland.
Estée Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Awareness Beauty Box
Estee Lauder
£20 from esteelauder.co.uk, clinique.co.uk, origins.co.uk, aveda.co.uk, bumbleandbumble.co.uk, smashbox.co.uk

£12 from the sale of each box donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
RevitaLash Advanced Pink Limited Edition
Revitalash
£69 from revitalash.co.uk

10% of profits donated to benefit breast cancer awareness, research and education initiatives.
Origins Drink Up Intensive Mask
Origins
£24 from origins.co.uk

£4 from each sale donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, up to the value of £4,000.
GHD V Electric Pink Styler
ghd
£135 from ghdhair.com

£10 from each sale donated to Breast Cancer Now.
Elemis Hero Collection
Elemis
£55 from debenhams.com

Elemis donate £10,00 each year to Breast Cancer Care and to date have raised £130,000.
Philip Kingsley No Scent No Colour Shampoo and Conditioner
Philip Kingsley
Prices from £7.50 at philipkingsley.co.uk

Designed for men and women who are undergoing treatment for cancer - 25p from every 75ml bottle and 50p from every 250ml bottle is donated to Look Good Feel Better.

Before You Go

Breast Cancer Signs And Treatment
What Are The Symptoms?(01 of10)
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"A new painless, firm breast lump with irregular margins is a potential symptom of breast cancer," says Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, a breast cancer researcher at the Mayo Clinic. "The cancer diagnosis is confirmed following a biopsy of the lump." She notes that usually, women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer are healthy and don't feel sick at all. (credit:LarsZahnerPhotography via Getty Images)
Other Symptoms(02 of10)
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Another potential symptom/sign of breast cancer, Pruthi notes, is a new onset of persistent redness on the skin overtop the breast with an orange peel appearance. This would also need a biopsy to confirm a diagnosis of breast cancer. (credit:Image Source via Getty Images)
Metastatic Cancer Symptoms(03 of10)
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"If the cancer is very advanced (metastatic) then the symptoms may also include weight loss, bone pain, headaches, nausea and persistent cough," Pruthi says. (credit:pamela burley via Getty Images)
What Are The Risk Factors?(04 of10)
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Some commonly associated risk factors, Pruthi says, are menstruation before age 11, menstruation after age 54, a first pregnancy after age 35 and a family history of relatives diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer. (credit:AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Are There Any Lifestyle Risk Factors?(05 of10)
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"There is evidence in the literature that obesity after menopause, lack of regular exercise, consuming greater than more or more alcoholic beverages daily, and a high fat diet can all be associated with a higher breast cancer risk," Pruthi notes. But, she points out, "women need to know that any woman can get breast cancer even in the absence of any of these risk factors." (credit:Adrian Samson via Getty Images)
Can I Eat Anything To Prevent It?(06 of10)
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There are no specific types of diets, Pruthi says, but rather women are encouraged to eat fruits, vegetables, fibre, and minimize their alcohol and fat intake, as well as get regular exercise. (credit:lola1960 via Getty Images)
How Do Doctors Determine Treatment?(07 of10)
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"The most current treatment of breast cancer has taken on a individualized approach and is dependent on the biology or aggressive features of the breast cancer," Pruthi explains. "Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease and this means that are many sub-types and different degrees of aggressiveness. So staging, which typically takes into account common prognostic features such as tumour size and if lymph nodes are involved, are no longer the only factors doctors use to determine treatment options." (credit:Christopher Futcher via Getty Images)
So What Do They Look At?(08 of10)
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"Today the biology of the tumour is also characterized by molecular markers (also known as predictive markers) such as if the estrogen or progesterone receptor is positive or negative and if the HER 2 protein is positive or negative," she says. "This helps decide who will benefit from a specific chemotherapy regimen, hormonal medications known as antiestrogens or who may need both chemotherapy and hormonal treatment." (credit:BluePlanetEarth via Getty Images)
What About Preventative Mastectomies?(09 of10)
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"Preventive mastectomy is an option for women at very high risk for developing breast cancer because they are BRCA 1 or 2 gene positive or if someone has hereditary predisposition to getting breast cancer but chooses not to have the genetic testing done," Pruthi says. "It is prudent that women who are considering this surgery know their family history in detail. Based on the moderate or strong family history, your doctor would recommend you meet with a genetic counselor to go over the family pedigree and help decide who should test for the breast cancer gene, when to test and how to interpret the genetic test results before proceeding with this preventive surgery." (credit:Jesús Jaime Mota via Getty Images)
Are Other Preventative Treatments Available?(10 of10)
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"High risk women who have had precancerous breast biopsies or strong family history may also be eligible to take preventive medications such as tamoxifen, raloxifene or exemestane to reduce breast cancer risk," Pruthi adds. (credit:art-4-art via Getty Images)
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