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Laws & Regulations


Major loopholes in U.S. federal law allow the $50 billion cosmetics industry to put unlimited amounts of chemicals into personal care products with no required testing, no monitoring of health effects and inadequate labeling requirements. In fact, cosmetics are among the least-regulated products on the market.

This section explores what's being done to change the broken U.S. system, and how other countries are leading the way in smarter laws that protect their citizens.

 

Federal Legislation
In order for real oversight of cosmetics by the U.S. FDA, Congress must change existing federal law.

 

FDA Regulations
The FDA does not review – nor does it have the authority to regulate – what goes into cosmetics before they are marketed to salons and consumers.

 

State Legislation
In the absence of federal oversight, states have taken steps to ensure that consumers have access to safer cosmetics and more information about the products they buy.

 

European Laws
The European Union has more stringent and protective laws for cosmetics than the United States.

 

Canadian Laws
The Canadian government recently created a Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist that includes hundreds of prohibited and restricted chemicals and contaminants

 

 

Legislator Lookup
Don't know who your elected officials are? Look them up here (U.S. only).

 

Science


Campaign for Safe Cosmetics co-founder, the Environmental Working Group, analyzed cosmetics and personal care product ingredients against definitive government, industry and academic databases of hazardous chemicals and found that more than 1 in 5 personal care products contain chemicals linked to cancer, 80 percent contain ingredients that commonly contain hazardous impurities and 56 percent contain penetration enhancers that help deliver ingredients deeper into the skin.

The chemicals in any one consumer product alone are unlikely to cause harm. But every day we're exposed to chemicals from many different sources, including cosmetics and personal care products. Get the science about cosmetics ingredients and health right here.

Chemicals of Concern
Learn which ingredients to avoid, based on the science linking each to health problems. For each chemical, we also list the types of products it's found in and how to avoid it.
Your Body, Your Health
Are there really chemicals in us? How do they get there? Do small amounts matter? Find answers to these questions and more.
Reports
View and download reports about product testing, ingredients of concern and health from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and others.
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