Everyday it seems there’s a new beauty product on the market claiming to be all-natural, clean, green, or otherwise remarkably sustainable. Here, in an effort to better understand the future of the industry, Cosmetics Design shares insights from emerging...
Shareowners are set to vote today at Avon's annual general meeting in New York on a resolution requesting that the company remove hazardous chemicals from its cosmetics filed by Green Century Capital Management.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has, alongside the Breast Cancer Fund challenged five major cosmetic and personal care companies to phase-out or reduce the use of certain chemicals in their products, a move it says Johnson & Johnson has already made.
Having received on-going pressure from the Campaign of Safe Cosmetics regarding the use of certain chemicals in its hair care products, Johnson & Johnson has now been commended for its announcement that it will remove harmful chemicals from its baby...
Last month, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee convened the first Congressional hearing in 30 years on the safety of cosmetics and personal care products. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says that meeting was not equally represented by...
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is phasing out its Compact for Safe Cosmetics that it designed as a voluntary pledge for safety and transparency in the industry.
US regulation of cosmetics products has come under scrutiny this year as both consumer groups and the industry have made calls to improve the current system.
Cosmetics trade association the Personal Care Products Council has criticized a short video launched by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, saying it generates unwarranted public fear.
Former presidential candidate John Kerry is leading an attack on
the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), criticizing the
regulatory body for failing to respond to the potential health
hazard of lead in lipsticks.
European and American trade associations have dismissed claims from
a consumer group that some lipsticks on the US market contain
unacceptably high levels of lead.
Lobby group The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics says that more than 500
cosmetics and body care producers have now signed up for its
campaign, pledging to eliminate toxic ingredients from their
products.
