How Safe is Your Moisturizer?

Cosmetic industry, a multi-billion industry, is a very dirty one in need of better practices and more government oversight. Organic Consumer Association suggests that existing safety practices among skin care and cosmetics producers are not adequate and that consumers must be vigilant and more informed about the skin care products in the market. It goes without saying that we need tougher rules for organic skin care and cosmetics products labeled “organic” It is like Dr. Elizabeth Warren’s “toaster” analogy, that is, you can’t buy a toaster in this country with a chance of explosion in one out of five. Yet, you can easily buy a mortgage. It’s the same in the skin care and cosmetic industry. You can go to the store and easily purchase a moisturizer...

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