Campaign for safe cosmetics. Medical search. Frequent questions

To determine the presence of cancer-causing ingredients and contaminants in cosmetics, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics consulted a number of cosmetic databases like Think Dirty and Skin Deep. (safecosmetics.org)
Well then, here goes: The cosmetics industry is freaked out by President Barack Obama and his administration, convinced his presidency will result in an increased regulatory climate, which is the last thing manufacturers of products formulated with ingredients largely untested for safety want to happen. (newsreview.com)
In the EU, certain ingredients that are permitted for use in ordinary cosmetics are banned or restricted in products for young children and babies. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
Tragically, despite the availability of approved non-animal tests and existing ingredients that are safe for human use, we estimate that over half a million animals are still used annually in cruel and unnecessary cosmetics testing worldwide," said Monica Engebretson, North America campaign manager for Cruelty Free International. (awionline.org)
So how do you know which skincare ingredients are safe? (eskincarestore.com)
Today a coalition of groups known as the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is issuing a report critical of some of the ingredients in JOHNSON'S® Baby products. (jnj.com)
We are voluntary signers of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and have pledged to avoid all suspect or questionable ingredients. (goldenneedleonline.com)
The first law bans 24 toxic cosmetics ingredients linked to endocrine disruption, cancer, and other health impacts. (pirg.org)
For example, U.S. PIRG, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and other advocacy groups convinced the cosmetic giants Procter & Gamble and Unilever to disclose more ingredients in a public database. (pirg.org)

Founding campaign members include Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, the Breast Cancer Fund, Commonweal, Environmental Working Group, Friends of the Earth, National Black Environmental Justice Network, National Environmental Trust and Women's Voices for the Earth. (wikipedia.org)

citation needed] In the spring of 2004, members of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and more than 50 other organizations signed a letter asking cosmetics companies and personal care product companies to sign the Compact for Safe Cosmetics (Compact for the Global Production of Safer Health and Beauty Products), a pledge to remove toxic chemicals and replace them with safer alternatives in every market they serve. (wikipedia.org)
In response to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics 2011 report, Baby's Tub is Still Toxic, Johnson & Johnson released a statement saying they would phase out formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from baby products worldwide. (safecosmetics.org)
Are you aware that there are over 10,500 harsh chemicals, that are used in cosmetics and personal care products that have toxic substances and can be harmful to your health and wellbeing? (positivehealth.com)
A sustainable health charity has launched a high profile campaign against the "toxic cocktail" of baby cosmetic products distributed in French maternity wards. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)
The media haven't been alone in the campaign against supposedly "toxic" chemicals like BPA. (mrc.org)

The Campaign noted in particular the pink ribbon marketing for breast cancer awareness found on Pantene Beautiful Lengths Finishing Crème - even though the product contains DMDM hydantoin - a chemical that releases cancer-causing formaldehyde to preserve the product. (safecosmetics.org)
Many of the P&G products researched by the Campaign contain a number of formaldehyde-releasing chemicals meant to preserve the product. (safecosmetics.org)
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics even cited a peer-reviewed paper in the Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association that concluded that quaternium-15 is "the most sensitizing formaldehyde-releasing preservative and has been repeatedly shown to be a strong allergen that can cause contact dermatitis. (wnd.com)
Yes, we can create safe working conditions when working around formaldehyde. (cdc.gov)
Even with the recent California settlement, those working on campaigns for safer products in cosmetics question why formaldehyde-containing hair smoothers continue to be allowed in the United States, given the CIR determination. (cdc.gov)
What have we learned during our formaldehyde campaign? (cdc.gov)

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is an umbrella coalition of groups with a focus on perceived risks of chemicals used in cosmetics. (wikipedia.org)
1,4-Dioxane is a trace contaminant of some chemicals used in cosmetics, detergents, and shampoos. (cdc.gov)

Palm oil is an ingredient used in everything from cosmetics to candy bars to baked goods. (vitalvoices.org)
We surveyed nearly 1,000 personal care products from 26 popular cosmetics companies and scored them on ingredient safety and disclosure. (pirg.org)

She'll talk about the sunscreen we slather on our skin and whether it's safer at fighting cancer than the sun's rays. (spafinder.com)

Read labels closely and find safer alternatives using tools like Clearya , Skin Deep , the Think Dirty app. (safecosmetics.org)
Illinois' new law provides additional incentives for cosmetics companies to invest in non-animal alternatives to help them stay competitive in a changing global market while sparing animals from painful tests. (awionline.org)

It's one of the very few baby shampoos on the market that has been rated with a 0 for toxin content by the (Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep cosmetics database)! (wnd.com)
It does not extend to personal care products like shampoos, lotions, or cosmetics. (demeter-usa.org)
Your skin may come into contact with 1,4-dioxane when you use cosmetics, detergents, and shampoos containing 1,4-dioxane. (cdc.gov)

Stacy Malkan, author of Not Just a Pretty Face, wellness speaker and spokesperson for Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, discusses the hot topics of choosing healthy options for personal care products from head to toe, and everything from baby shampoo to men's cologne. (spafinder.com)

This effort was led by our friends at Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families and The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics . (momscleanairforce.org)
She has led a Planned Parenthood affiliate and has been among the founders of the Brown Lung Association, Health Care Without Harm, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Green for All and Safer Chemicals, and Healthy Families. (citymatch.org)

In February 2003, the European Union (EU) passed a new amendment to their Cosmetics Directive that prohibits the use of known or suspected carcinogens, mutagens and reproductive toxins (CMRs) from cosmetics. (wikipedia.org)
The French trade association said all cosmetics are thoroughly tested and that under the EU Cosmetics Directive products aimed at children under three must undergo a specific evaluation process. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)

The Campaign is launching its "Cosmetics Without Cancer" Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month by calling on Procter & Gamble (P&G), the nation's largest maker of personal care products, to take immediate action to eliminate carcinogens from its brands including Cover Girl, Max Factor, Pantene, Olay, Herbal Essences, and Miss Jessie's hair products. (safecosmetics.org)
Procter & Gamble should take immediate action to eliminate carcinogens from all its brands and products," said Janet Nudelman, director of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. (safecosmetics.org)
P&G is the first target of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics' Cosmetics Without Cancer Campaign: The Campaign's goal is to get the world's multinational cosmetics giants to stop using chemicals identified as carcinogens in cosmetics and personal care products. (safecosmetics.org)

full citation needed] On February 8, 2007, representatives of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and environmentalist David Steinman held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. regarding the presence of 1,4-dioxane in children's and adult's bath and beauty products. (wikipedia.org)
1. Walmart announces it will phase out the sale of known harmful chemicals in cosmetics, children's products and household cleaners. (momscleanairforce.org)
In a more recent survey reported by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, the levels of 1,4-dioxane in cosmetic products were found to be lower (1.5-12 ppm in baby and children's products and 2-23 ppm in adult products) than in the survey done by the FDA in the 1990s. (cdc.gov)

The press conference called for official Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the cosmetics and personal care products industry, which is currently subject only to suggestions from the FDA. (wikipedia.org)
SAN FRANCISCO - Cancer-causing chemicals are present in many different types and brands of cosmetics and personal care products found on store shelves across America, according to research conducted by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. (safecosmetics.org)
With cancer striking 1 in 3 women and 1 in 2 men in the U.S., there's nothing 'beautiful' about personal care products that contain cancer-causing chemicals," said Cindy Luppi, Clean Water Action and Campaign for Safe Cosmetics steering committee member. (safecosmetics.org)
The Campaign searched products sold by six of the world's biggest cosmetic companies - and then verified our findings by going out and reading product labels. (safecosmetics.org)
Clearya alerts you to toxics and helps you find safe products. (safecosmetics.org)
Cosmetics are regulated under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, although "regulated" is a funny way to refer to a loose oversight process, in which products aren't even subject to pre-market approval. (newsreview.com)
Like I mentioned before in a previous post, it's easy to be a little mindless about what beauty products we use, especially when eco-friendly cosmetics aren't so mainstream. (feelgoodstyle.com)
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a watchdog group with a mission to get harmful chemicals out of our cosmetic products. (feelgoodstyle.com)
Why Buy Chemical-Free Cosmetics and Personal Care Products? (positivehealth.com)
In the past decade, natural body care products including: certified organic, organic, wild crafted, and toxin free items, have changed the way consumers look for, and use, cosmetics and personal care products. (positivehealth.com)
For years, the manufacturers of cosmetics and personal care products used industrial waste by-products from the synthetic and chemical industry in their formulas. (positivehealth.com)
Statistically, the average North American woman uses daily up to 10 cosmetics and personal care products and can you imagine what kind of impact this must have on their health. (positivehealth.com)
CSC" is shorthand for the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a consumer watchdog group that seeks to eliminate dangerous chemicals from cosmetic products. (scienceblogs.com)
Cosmetics manufacturers test their products to determine potential human hazards. (awionline.org)
In my youthful righteousness I decided to rid my bathroom of all products that rated poorly in the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Skin Deep database (which meant I had to throw almost everything out). (momsrising.org)
Most people assume that these products are safe --otherwise how could they be sold? (momsrising.org)
The first and most important thing to know is that the products they mention are safe - up to our own high standards and approved by regulators in the U.S., EU, and China. (jnj.com)
The Organic Consumers Association Coming Clean Campaign , with lots of encouragement from Dr. Bronner's and other reputable organic personal care product companies, have been working to clean up this mess by forcing personal care manufacturers to meet the USDA organic standards in order to label their products as organic. (demeter-usa.org)
The bill creates the "Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act" such as moisturizer for sensitive skin , which prohibits a manufacturer from knowingly selling, offering for sale, or distributing for sale or use in Colorado on and after September 1, 2011, any personal care product that contains a chemical identified as causing cancer or reproductive toxicity. (wingedseed.com)
Here's a quick update and addition to our conversations surrounding FDA Globalization Act and CO HB 10-1248 Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act. (wingedseed.com)
Colorado has a proposed a bill before them during this session known as The Colorado Safe Personal Products Act. (wingedseed.com)
The chemicals will be removed from all cosmetics, household cleaners and fragranced products. (momscleanairforce.org)
Triclosan is a chemical commonly added to products like toothpaste, antibacterial soaps, cleaning supplies, cosmetics, cutting boards and school supplies. (momscleanairforce.org)
Target's Sustainable Product Standard establishes a product scoring system for household cleaning, personal care, beauty and baby care products (with cosmetics to be added in 2014). (momscleanairforce.org)
This has encouraged a move toward the development of safer products in all industries. (cdc.gov)
With only a patchwork of state legislation and voluntary action on the part of some companies, consumers may be wondering - how safe are cosmetic products today? (pirg.org)
Furthermore, a workplan to accelerate progress towards universal access to safe blood products in the African Region has been developed and integrated in country support plans for the Programme budget 2022-2023. (who.int)

Jane is among the founders of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and serves on the science board of Breast Cancer Prevention Partners. (citymatch.org)

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics consumer campaign began with a campaign over presence of phthalates, believed to impair fertility and be potentially harmful to developing humans, in cosmetics. (wikipedia.org)
The National Healthy Nail Salon Alliance, a coalition dedicated to improving the health and safety of salon workers, and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a coalition working to protect the health of consumers and workers from harmful chemicals in cosmetics, request that the FDA Office of Cosmetics and Colors issue a voluntary recall of Brazilian Blowout Solution and Acai Professional Smoothing Solution, both manufactured by Brazilian Blowout of California. (womensvoices.org)
Likewise, the cosmetics industry also doesn't see this as an issue, saying that the dose makes the poison - in other words, the trace amounts of heavy metals in lipsticks are not harmful. (cnn.com)

In 2007, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics conducted a study - " A Poison Kiss " - that detected lead in 61% of the 33 lipsticks tested, with levels ranging from 0.03 ppm to 0.65 ppm. (cnn.com)
The FDA's results were even more astonishing: The agency detected lead in all 400 lipsticks tested, ranging from 0.9 to 3.06 ppm - four times higher than the levels observed in the study done by Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. (cnn.com)
A few years ago, a study showed that 61% of lipsticks tested by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics contained lead. (momsrising.org)

Le Comité pour le Développement Durable en Santé (C2DS) has hit the headlines in the French national press for alerting the public to the presence of parabens, EDTA, BHA and bisphenol A in baby cosmetics. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)

Urged on by both consumers and the cosmetics industry, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conducted its own testing in 2010. (cnn.com)

The California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005 requires companies to notify the state if they are using certain phthalates. (newsreview.com)
Industry articles circulating on the Internet also show companies concerned about California Rep. Henry Waxman, the new chairman of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the regulation of the cosmetics industry. (newsreview.com)
Washington, DC -The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Cruelty Free International congratulate Illinois for joining California, Nevada, and more than 30 countries worldwide in banning the sale of animal-tested cosmetics. (awionline.org)
Last year, California became the first state to enact "humane cosmetics" legislation, followed by Nevada in June. (awionline.org)

Legally, most cosmetics sold in this country may contain unlimited amounts of phthalates. (newsreview.com)

Both consumers and industry have changed their behavior in response to advocacy by groups like the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. (ucsf.edu)

The release of the 2002 report and the succeeding studies that supported its findings prompted a coalition of public health, educational, religious, labor, women's, environmental, and consumer groups to call for consumer health protection from authorities and safer cosmetics from manufacturers. (wikipedia.org)

Hundreds of successful cosmetics companies of all sizes rely on non-animal testing methods and support globally consistent standards. (awionline.org)
Tobacco companies have a long history of targeting women and girls in their marketing campaigns. (who.int)

A member of the Safe Cosmetics Campaign Compact. (vitacart.com)
I listened to streaming radio from the hearing and those on our side were far more aware of the facts than either the representative from Compact for Safe Cosmetics or some of their small business supporters and individuals who testified. (wingedseed.com)

Together, we can make beauty safer for all. (safecosmetics.org)
Vasanti Cosmetics offers a line of high performance skin care and makeup dedicated to making beauty feel good. (guide2free.com)
The beauty mogul and her toddler transported fans into a cloud-filled pink-and-blue fantasy world for the campaign, and looked like they were having the time of their lives. (hollywoodlife.com)

According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, the 10 face paints it examined all tested positive for lead. (bostoninjurylawyerblog.com)
Medical experts say there is no safe level of lead in the blood . (cnn.com)
An Indianapolis Star piece from February 2008 on fears of lipstick lead levels cited ACSH as a counterpoint to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. (acsh.org)
The latest studies show there is no safe level of lead exposure," said Mark Mitchell, M.D., MPH, president, Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice. (momgogreen.com)
No safe blood lead level in children has been identified. (cdc.gov)

I was disappointed to hear the announcement this week that Tarte Cosmetics, which has been touted as an environmentally conscious company that doesn't test on animals, was bought out by KOSÉ, a Japanese cosmetics company that supports animal testing. (feelgoodstyle.com)
It was a dream of mine to develop clean, safe, effective, and conscious baby care when I became a mom," Kylie, who is expecting baby number two with Travis Scott , 30, said in the announcement. (hollywoodlife.com)

We started our negotiations with Girl Scouts USA May 2011 after 5 years of campaigning to acquire a meeting. (vitalvoices.org)

She is an environmental engineer who specializes in pioneering online healthy product guides, including EWG's Skin Deep cosmetic database and national tap water quality guide, and HBBF's safer baby food resources. (citymatch.org)
Kylie Jenner and Stormi enjoy cotton candy in the new Kylie Skin campaign video. (hollywoodlife.com)

Responding to the C2DS campaign, the Fédération des Entreprises de la Beauté (FEBEA) sought to reassure consumers that baby cosmetics are safe. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)

This Film medium campaign is related to the Public Interest, NGO industry and contains 5 media assets. (adsoftheworld.com)
Either way, yeah, I like to see the cosmetics industry squirm. (newsreview.com)
The law currently excludes the cosmetics industry. (newsreview.com)
And so as we watch the cosmetics industry squirm uncomfortably, let's chuckle. (newsreview.com)
Indeed, what the FDA and the cosmetics industry have been ignoring is cumulative exposure and potential long-term adverse effects. (cnn.com)
The tobacco industry targets women through the development of female-identified brands and through advertising campaigns that depict smoking as feminine and fashionable. (who.int)

Many of the chemicals flagged up by the C2DS are commonly accused of presenting health dangers in cosmetics. (cosmeticsdesign-europe.com)

It is ranked on the cosmetics database as a 1. (wnd.com)

You're subscribing to BCPP's Campaign for Safe Cosmetics email list. (safecosmetics.org)
We're keeping your email safe and confidential. (adsoftheworld.com)

More than 30 countries, many in the European Union, already prohibit cosmetics testing on animals. (awionline.org)

Everyone deserves to live in a healthy and safe environment. (womensvoices.org)
We learned how important it is to connect with key messengers within our stakeholder communities, as we share our message that stylists, like all other employees in all other workplaces, are equally deserving of a healthy and safe workplace. (cdc.gov)

It has previously backed a wide range of animal welfare, environmental and human rights campaigns, including the closure of Guantanamo Bay prison and anti-fracking protests. (heraldscotland.com)
In 2019, New York banned cosmetics containing 1,4-Dioxane, a likely human carcinogen, according to the EPA. (pirg.org)

WHO has developed a number of tools to guide national and international efforts to ensure access to a safe and adequate blood supply in emergency situations, including during pandemic influenza and Zika virus and infectious disease outbreaks and on estimation of residual risk of infections via blood components and plasma. (who.int)

Cosmetics testing on animals is inhumane, expensive, and at odds with the laws and regulations of many countries throughout the world," said AWI President Cathy Liss. (awionline.org)
World Blood Donor Day is celebrated in a growing number of countries in all regions, which has provided a focus for campaigns on voluntary non-remunerated blood donation. (who.int)

One cosmetics company that makes several repeat performances in my vegan makeup bag is 100 Percent Pure. (feelgoodstyle.com)

By ending the sale of new animal-tested cosmetics, Illinois is matching global progress and has become a national leader on this issue. (awionline.org)

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