California Safe Cosmetics Act

In 2005, California became the first state in the nation to pass state legislation governing the safety and reporting of cosmetic ingredients. The California Safe Cosmetics Act requires manufacturers to disclose to the state any product ingredient that is on state or federal lists of chemicals that cause cancer or birth defects. Now we need the other 49 states to follow suit. You can help! Go to the Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety website (they've compiled a database of 42,000 cosmetic products and rated them for safety.) On their home page you will find a petition to Congress to "protect the public from unsafe chemicals in personal care products." Please add your signature to this petition.

In my opinion the list falls short of many harmful ingredients, but it is a start. Unfortunately parabens are not on the list. However, I am seeing many product lines removing parabens from their ingredient lists. But let's not be fooled by another tricky hard to pronounce chemical name that essentially means parabens. I will have examples to share with you soon. I am attending a Green Summit in Chicago on the 28th, and will share all I learn from there. Please let us know if you see any "greenwashing" near you. Thanks, C@PFB