It’s been 4 years since we last descended on Washington, asking for health protective laws for all. But I am thrilled we are back advocating safer, clean, nontoxic beauty for all. And I am SO rejuvenating after returning from where my passion is! I had a career in Federal regulation. Yet I was SHOCKED to learn how unregulated the personal care and beauty industry is. Library of Congress, overlooking the Capitol Building, On a Mission for Health Protective Laws for All Why it Matters Currently the laws that regulate cosmetics in the US were written in 1938 – we’ve had THOUSANDS of chemicals enter the market since then! In fact, the FDA bans over 15,000 chemicals for “drugs,” which also require pre-market approval. But not supplements, or personal care. That’s how Benzene (a known carcinogen) ends up in the sunscreen intended to protect us from cancer. It’s how asbestos ends up in children’s makeup. Both of which consumers are breathing in ingredients “not safe at any levels.” There are less than two pages of laws covering the $62 billion dollar beauty industry. Compared to Europe and Canada, the US has much looser regulations. Europe’s list of banned ingredients in personal care […]
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