Think your cosmetic is safe? Do you tend to purchase items from companies that brag that they don't do any animal testing?
Did you know...
Due to gaping loopholes in federal law, companies can put virtually any ingredient into personal care products. Even worse, the government does not require pre-market safety tests for any of them.
Find out what's in the products you use and how they rate on the toxicity scale. Want to know what that ingredient is that you can't pronounce and what it does? Or you can enter your favorite product and see how it stacks up. Click the first link below. I pulled the example from a lip gloss which has a total score of 3.
http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/index.php
Random Example: ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE: Absorbent; Anticaking Agent; Viscosity Increasing Agent - Nonaqueous; VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/ingredient.php?ingred06=700326
ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE is rated as a 9. Does that mean you should avoid it? Not necessarily, it depends on the concentration used. Of course if it really bothers you you can avoid it altogether.
What's it in and how does it rate in that product? There's a list of products. Shown is one from each end - high/low.
High - http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/product.php?prod_id=60502&refurl=/browse.php?containing=700326&
Low - http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/product.php?prod_id=8998&refurl=/browse.php?containing=700326&
Got more questions? See: Campaign For Safe Cosmetics: FAQ
Did you know...
Due to gaping loopholes in federal law, companies can put virtually any ingredient into personal care products. Even worse, the government does not require pre-market safety tests for any of them.
Find out what's in the products you use and how they rate on the toxicity scale. Want to know what that ingredient is that you can't pronounce and what it does? Or you can enter your favorite product and see how it stacks up. Click the first link below. I pulled the example from a lip gloss which has a total score of 3.
http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/index.php
Random Example: ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE: Absorbent; Anticaking Agent; Viscosity Increasing Agent - Nonaqueous; VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/ingredient.php?ingred06=700326
ALUMINUM STARCH OCTENYLSUCCINATE is rated as a 9. Does that mean you should avoid it? Not necessarily, it depends on the concentration used. Of course if it really bothers you you can avoid it altogether.
What's it in and how does it rate in that product? There's a list of products. Shown is one from each end - high/low.
High - http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/product.php?prod_id=60502&refurl=/browse.php?containing=700326&
Low - http://www.cosmeticdatabase.com/product.php?prod_id=8998&refurl=/browse.php?containing=700326&
Got more questions? See: Campaign For Safe Cosmetics: FAQ