March 16, 2009
Written by: Lisa Powers
In an effort to rally support for its push for increased regulation on the cosmetics and personal care products industry, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC) held a press conference in Washington March 12 and issued a new "report" titled,...
July 1, 2008
Written by: Lisa Powers
Just in time for summer, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases a report targeting sunscreens. This irresponsible attack is an unjustified attempt to discredit an extensive, long-standing body of scientific data. Sunscreens have been thoroughly studied and tested, and used...
June 19, 2008
Written by: Lisa Powers
A recent posting on a Web site states that our chief scientist John Bailey defends the use of "toxic chemicals" in cosmetics and personal care products. The issue in question is mercury, which was used years ago as a preservative in...
May 2, 2008
Written by: Lisa Powers
Jeffrey Hollender's recent entry on Huffingtonpost.com titled, "There's Lead in Your Lipstick: What Cosmetic Companies Aren't Telling You" certainly grabs your attention, but that's all it does. Sadly, entries like this are floating around the Internet misleading and scaring consumers...
April 13, 2008
Written by: Lisa Powers
Earlier this week, the California Senate Health Committee heard testimony for SB 1712, a bill sponsored by State Senator Carole Migden that would essentially ban lipsticks from being sold in California. The Council opposed the bill explaining that lead is a naturally...
March 11, 2008
Written by: Lisa Powers
The day after her 28th birthday, Geralyn Lucas was wheeled into an operating room where surgeons would perform a mastectomy. The author of "Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy" and the subject of Lifetime Television's original movie of...
