Support Grows for Global Treaty Amendment to Ban Advertising, Display, Sales, and Offering of Sales of Mercury Skin Lighteners
Media Contacts: Micaela E. Martinez, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, micaela.martinez@weact.org, +1-917-597-4282 Michael Bender, Zero Mercury Working Group, mercurypolicy@aol.com, +1-802-917-8222 Astrid Williams, Black Women for... Read More
Take Action for Safe Cosmetics!
Please take action TODAY and tell your congressional representative to support these importance pieces of cosmetics legislation. No matter our income level, the color of our skin, or where we live, we all deserve access to safe products.
New Federal Bill Package Will Make Safer Beauty Available to All
This suite of federal safer beauty bills addresses gaping holes in cosmetic safety by banning the worst chemicals; requiring fragrance disclosure; protecting women of color... Read More
New Federal Bill Will Be the First in the Nation to Ensure That Beauty and Personal Care Products Are Safe for All
The Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019 is the only federal bill that holds cosmetic companies accountable for the safety of the ingredients in their products; requires supply chain transparency and industry sharing of safety data to help level the playing field for small, clean cosmetic companies; closes the federal labeling loophole that allows secret – often toxic fragrance chemicals – to hide in cosmetic products; bans most animal testing; and tackles the profuse exposure to toxic chemicals experienced by communities of color and professional salon workers.
Will the Personal Care Products Safety Act Ensure the Safety of Cosmetics, Salon Products?
The bill is intended to fix the deeply flawed system currently in place that is supposed to oversee cosmetic and salon product safety. But is it enough?
Take Action for Safer Salons
Working long hours for uncertain and often substandard pay, salon workers are also exposed to highly toxic chemicals linked to respiratory ailments, cancer, miscarriage and more.
Tip of the Month: How to Avoid Microbeads (until the ban is fully in effect)
Great news – microbeads in cosmetics have been banned in the US! But products containing microbeads can still be on the shelves until 2018...
Another New Cosmetics Safety Bill Fails To Provide Protection Consumers Need
We certainly need new legislation to fix the many problems with how cosmetics are regulated, but much like the Personal Care Product Safety Act, this bill really misses the mark when it comes to ensuring the safety of cosmetic ingredients.
Connecting the Dots Between a Healthy Body, Healthy Body Image & a Healthy Planet
Honest words from no secrets partner, Just the Goods, on taking control of her health and finding beauty through health.
A Soap Is Not A Soap, Unless It’s A Soap
Going back to the basics. Guest post by founder of Makes 3 Bodycare - Kristine Sperling.
