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Does this make sense?
A lack of regulation allows personal care product companies to tout their products’ green attributes with claims that at times can be confusing and misleading, and without any third party certification that the claims are true. To help you determine whether your new deodorant is, in fact, clean from something toxic, learn more about product testing, labeling, and reputable certifications!
There is a LACK of testing…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring the safety of personal care products and cosmetics, which it describes as all products, “intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body … for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering appearance.” {WOW, really that is good news, at least that is what they want you to think…I’m safe, they are looking out for me!}
Here is the truth… despite the fact that the FDA is charged with ensuring the safety of cosmetic and personal care products, neither the actual products nor ingredients are reviewed or approved by the FDA before they’re sold to the public. It’s up to the manufacturer to ensure that a product is safe, and to theoretically attach a warning label if it isn’t. {OKAY, what company is going to give you a red flag stating: This Product is UNSAFE!} Clear safety guidelines are lacking, and no independent third-party safety testing is required. Submitting product formulations is voluntary, and according to the FDA, only about 35 percent of cosmetic companies do so. While the European Union (EU) approved a cosmetic ingredient listing of over 1,000 prohibited substances, the FDA list only prohibits eight. That is right here in the great States we are only protected from EIGHT ingredients.
Here is what we can do… get involved, get educated! Participate in an Eco Chic Workshop that I hold…
also sign up for SKIN DEEP!
