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Cosmetics & Personal Care Products: Getting to Toxic-Free Margaret Shield, Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition Coordinator

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Page 1: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Cosmetics amp Personal Care ProductsGetting to Toxic-Free

Margaret Shield Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition Coordinator

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION

and more than 50 other organizations in Washington State

working together to eliminate persistent toxic chemicals

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world

According to industry estimates on any given day a consumer may use as many as 25 cosmetic productscontaining more than 200 different chemical compounds

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

89 percent of the ~10500 ingredientsused in personal care products have

not been screened for safety by the FDA or anyone else

Untested Chemicals

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products

bull Carcinogensndash Acrylamidendash Formaldehydendash Petroleum

distillatesndash Diethanolaminendash 14-dioxane

bull Endocrine disruptorsreproductive toxins

ndash Phthalatesndash Parabensndash Toluene

bull Neurotoxinsndash Lead acetatendash Mercury

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Girls amp Cosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Are Used By Babies

Kidrsquos products containing carcinogenic contaminant 14-dioxane

Johnson amp Johnson head-to-toe body wash - 5 ppm

Gerber Grins amp Giggles Baby Shampoo - 8 ppm

Hello Kitty Bubble Bath - 12 ppm

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Concern for Nail Salon Workers

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Nail Salon Workers at Risk

bull 96 women 59 people of colorbull more than 380000 workers nationwidebull exposed to acetone toluene formaldehyde phthalates methylacrylates toluene sulfonamide formaldehyde (TSF) resin and other volatile organicsbull OSHA exposure standards do not address low-dose long-term exposurebull some safer products are available - but workers may not be aware of them

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report

Womenrsquos Voices for the EarthFeb 2007

Online at wwwwomenandenvironmentorgcampaignsandprogramsSafeCosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 2: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION

and more than 50 other organizations in Washington State

working together to eliminate persistent toxic chemicals

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world

According to industry estimates on any given day a consumer may use as many as 25 cosmetic productscontaining more than 200 different chemical compounds

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

89 percent of the ~10500 ingredientsused in personal care products have

not been screened for safety by the FDA or anyone else

Untested Chemicals

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products

bull Carcinogensndash Acrylamidendash Formaldehydendash Petroleum

distillatesndash Diethanolaminendash 14-dioxane

bull Endocrine disruptorsreproductive toxins

ndash Phthalatesndash Parabensndash Toluene

bull Neurotoxinsndash Lead acetatendash Mercury

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Girls amp Cosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Are Used By Babies

Kidrsquos products containing carcinogenic contaminant 14-dioxane

Johnson amp Johnson head-to-toe body wash - 5 ppm

Gerber Grins amp Giggles Baby Shampoo - 8 ppm

Hello Kitty Bubble Bath - 12 ppm

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Concern for Nail Salon Workers

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Nail Salon Workers at Risk

bull 96 women 59 people of colorbull more than 380000 workers nationwidebull exposed to acetone toluene formaldehyde phthalates methylacrylates toluene sulfonamide formaldehyde (TSF) resin and other volatile organicsbull OSHA exposure standards do not address low-dose long-term exposurebull some safer products are available - but workers may not be aware of them

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report

Womenrsquos Voices for the EarthFeb 2007

Online at wwwwomenandenvironmentorgcampaignsandprogramsSafeCosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 3: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world

According to industry estimates on any given day a consumer may use as many as 25 cosmetic productscontaining more than 200 different chemical compounds

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

89 percent of the ~10500 ingredientsused in personal care products have

not been screened for safety by the FDA or anyone else

Untested Chemicals

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products

bull Carcinogensndash Acrylamidendash Formaldehydendash Petroleum

distillatesndash Diethanolaminendash 14-dioxane

bull Endocrine disruptorsreproductive toxins

ndash Phthalatesndash Parabensndash Toluene

bull Neurotoxinsndash Lead acetatendash Mercury

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Girls amp Cosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Are Used By Babies

Kidrsquos products containing carcinogenic contaminant 14-dioxane

Johnson amp Johnson head-to-toe body wash - 5 ppm

Gerber Grins amp Giggles Baby Shampoo - 8 ppm

Hello Kitty Bubble Bath - 12 ppm

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Concern for Nail Salon Workers

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Nail Salon Workers at Risk

bull 96 women 59 people of colorbull more than 380000 workers nationwidebull exposed to acetone toluene formaldehyde phthalates methylacrylates toluene sulfonamide formaldehyde (TSF) resin and other volatile organicsbull OSHA exposure standards do not address low-dose long-term exposurebull some safer products are available - but workers may not be aware of them

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report

Womenrsquos Voices for the EarthFeb 2007

Online at wwwwomenandenvironmentorgcampaignsandprogramsSafeCosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 4: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

89 percent of the ~10500 ingredientsused in personal care products have

not been screened for safety by the FDA or anyone else

Untested Chemicals

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products

bull Carcinogensndash Acrylamidendash Formaldehydendash Petroleum

distillatesndash Diethanolaminendash 14-dioxane

bull Endocrine disruptorsreproductive toxins

ndash Phthalatesndash Parabensndash Toluene

bull Neurotoxinsndash Lead acetatendash Mercury

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Girls amp Cosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Are Used By Babies

Kidrsquos products containing carcinogenic contaminant 14-dioxane

Johnson amp Johnson head-to-toe body wash - 5 ppm

Gerber Grins amp Giggles Baby Shampoo - 8 ppm

Hello Kitty Bubble Bath - 12 ppm

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Concern for Nail Salon Workers

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Nail Salon Workers at Risk

bull 96 women 59 people of colorbull more than 380000 workers nationwidebull exposed to acetone toluene formaldehyde phthalates methylacrylates toluene sulfonamide formaldehyde (TSF) resin and other volatile organicsbull OSHA exposure standards do not address low-dose long-term exposurebull some safer products are available - but workers may not be aware of them

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report

Womenrsquos Voices for the EarthFeb 2007

Online at wwwwomenandenvironmentorgcampaignsandprogramsSafeCosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 5: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products

bull Carcinogensndash Acrylamidendash Formaldehydendash Petroleum

distillatesndash Diethanolaminendash 14-dioxane

bull Endocrine disruptorsreproductive toxins

ndash Phthalatesndash Parabensndash Toluene

bull Neurotoxinsndash Lead acetatendash Mercury

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Girls amp Cosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Are Used By Babies

Kidrsquos products containing carcinogenic contaminant 14-dioxane

Johnson amp Johnson head-to-toe body wash - 5 ppm

Gerber Grins amp Giggles Baby Shampoo - 8 ppm

Hello Kitty Bubble Bath - 12 ppm

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Concern for Nail Salon Workers

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Nail Salon Workers at Risk

bull 96 women 59 people of colorbull more than 380000 workers nationwidebull exposed to acetone toluene formaldehyde phthalates methylacrylates toluene sulfonamide formaldehyde (TSF) resin and other volatile organicsbull OSHA exposure standards do not address low-dose long-term exposurebull some safer products are available - but workers may not be aware of them

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report

Womenrsquos Voices for the EarthFeb 2007

Online at wwwwomenandenvironmentorgcampaignsandprogramsSafeCosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 6: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Girls amp Cosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Are Used By Babies

Kidrsquos products containing carcinogenic contaminant 14-dioxane

Johnson amp Johnson head-to-toe body wash - 5 ppm

Gerber Grins amp Giggles Baby Shampoo - 8 ppm

Hello Kitty Bubble Bath - 12 ppm

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Concern for Nail Salon Workers

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Nail Salon Workers at Risk

bull 96 women 59 people of colorbull more than 380000 workers nationwidebull exposed to acetone toluene formaldehyde phthalates methylacrylates toluene sulfonamide formaldehyde (TSF) resin and other volatile organicsbull OSHA exposure standards do not address low-dose long-term exposurebull some safer products are available - but workers may not be aware of them

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report

Womenrsquos Voices for the EarthFeb 2007

Online at wwwwomenandenvironmentorgcampaignsandprogramsSafeCosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 7: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Are Used By Babies

Kidrsquos products containing carcinogenic contaminant 14-dioxane

Johnson amp Johnson head-to-toe body wash - 5 ppm

Gerber Grins amp Giggles Baby Shampoo - 8 ppm

Hello Kitty Bubble Bath - 12 ppm

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Concern for Nail Salon Workers

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Nail Salon Workers at Risk

bull 96 women 59 people of colorbull more than 380000 workers nationwidebull exposed to acetone toluene formaldehyde phthalates methylacrylates toluene sulfonamide formaldehyde (TSF) resin and other volatile organicsbull OSHA exposure standards do not address low-dose long-term exposurebull some safer products are available - but workers may not be aware of them

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report

Womenrsquos Voices for the EarthFeb 2007

Online at wwwwomenandenvironmentorgcampaignsandprogramsSafeCosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 8: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Concern for Nail Salon Workers

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Nail Salon Workers at Risk

bull 96 women 59 people of colorbull more than 380000 workers nationwidebull exposed to acetone toluene formaldehyde phthalates methylacrylates toluene sulfonamide formaldehyde (TSF) resin and other volatile organicsbull OSHA exposure standards do not address low-dose long-term exposurebull some safer products are available - but workers may not be aware of them

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report

Womenrsquos Voices for the EarthFeb 2007

Online at wwwwomenandenvironmentorgcampaignsandprogramsSafeCosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 9: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Nail Salon Workers at Risk

bull 96 women 59 people of colorbull more than 380000 workers nationwidebull exposed to acetone toluene formaldehyde phthalates methylacrylates toluene sulfonamide formaldehyde (TSF) resin and other volatile organicsbull OSHA exposure standards do not address low-dose long-term exposurebull some safer products are available - but workers may not be aware of them

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report

Womenrsquos Voices for the EarthFeb 2007

Online at wwwwomenandenvironmentorgcampaignsandprogramsSafeCosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 10: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report

Womenrsquos Voices for the EarthFeb 2007

Online at wwwwomenandenvironmentorgcampaignsandprogramsSafeCosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 11: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 12: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

But I thought the government was protecting

me

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 13: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip

Under current law the Food and Drug Administrationbull does not review cosmetic products or

ingredients before they are marketedbull cannot compel companies to provide health

effects data about ingredientsbull cannot recall products

Cosmetics industry monitors itself through the Cosmetics Ingredient Review (CIR) panel

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 14: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics Label Loopholes

bull ldquoFragrance coloring or flavoringrdquo -ingredients used for these purposes do not have to be listed

bull ldquoTrade Secretsrdquo - industry can ask for trade secret status for an ingredient without any safety testing requirementlabel lists ldquoand other ingredientsrdquo

bull ldquoHypoallergenicrdquo ldquoNaturalrdquo and ldquoOrganicrdquoterms have no legal standards

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 15: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical

pronounced thal-ates

Potential Health Effectsreproductive toxin asthma damage to liver or kidneys

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 16: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Phthalates - human studies

Impacts on Male Reproductive System Development

bull Moms with higher phthalate exposures were more likely to have boys with altered genital development including smaller penises and undescended testes (Swan et al 2005 Marsee et al 2006)

- Baby boys exposed to higher levels of phthalates in breastmilk had slightly but significantly decreased testosterone levels (Main et al 2005)

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 17: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates

bull Phthalates found in ~ 75 of products -perfumes deodorants hair gels body lotions etchellip

bull Phthalate amounts from trace to 3 product weight

bull In many fragrances phthalate concentrations were 10000-28000 ppm

wwwewgorgreportsnottoopretty

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 18: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Cosmetics in Our Environment

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 19: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

What can you do

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 20: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

bull Ingredients in gt 15000 products put into electronic database

bull Ingredients cross-linked to 37 toxicity databases

bull Database outputs safety reports amp ldquoleast concernrdquo and ldquohighest concernrdquo lists

Skin Deep report amp database

wwwcosmeticdatabasecom

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 21: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

More than 550 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics

see wwwsafecosmeticsorg

Safer Cosmetics Companies

Aubrey Organics | Burtrsquos Bees | The Body Shop | Kiss My Face | Ecco Bella | Jason Natural |

JP Durga | Terra Firma | Spirit of Beauty | Fire amp Water Sundries | Salty Girls | Solum amp Herbe

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 22: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

read labels of your personal care products carefully amp use Skin Deep Database to avoid products containing unsafe chemicalspatronize companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmeticscall on companies to get the toxics outget involved with our Safe Cosmetics Campaign in WA state

Actions you can takehellip

wwwtoxicfreelegacyorgsafecosmetics

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 23: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

wwwpollutioninpeopleorg

Learn more about safer alternativeshellip

Home Safe Home fact sheets wwwwatoxicsorg

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 24: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Safer Childrenrsquos Products

QuickTimetrade and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 25: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products

Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition wwwtoxicfreelegacyorg

Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System

SustainableChemicalsPolicies

please

ldquoEnd of piperdquo reactionsto toxic problems

ldquoFront of piperdquo solutionsfor safer chemicals amp products

  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System
Page 26: Getting to Toxic Free - Cosmetics & Personal Care Products
  • TOXIC-FREE LEGACY COALITION
  • Todayrsquos Beauty Aisle a chemical world
  • Untested Chemicals
  • Examples of Chemicals of Concern in Cosmetics Personal Care Products
  • Girls amp Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics Are Used By Babies
  • Concern for Nail Salon Workers
  • Nail Salon Workers at Risk
  • ldquoGlossed Overrdquo report
  • Daily Multiple Exposures to Toxics
  • FDA Regulates Cosmetics - not so muchhellip
  • Cosmetics Label Loopholes
  • Phthalates ~ the everywhere chemical
  • Phthalates - human studies
  • ldquoOff-labelrdquo Phthalates
  • Cosmetics in Our Environment
  • What can you do
  • Skin Deep report amp database
  • Actions you can takehellip
  • Safer Childrenrsquos Products
  • Shifting Our Chemicals Regulatory System