{"id":4532,"date":"2010-07-23T10:30:35","date_gmt":"2010-07-23T15:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2010-07-23T10:30:35","modified_gmt":"2010-07-23T15:30:35","slug":"the-story-of-cosmetics-the-not-so-pretty-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/the-story-of-cosmetics-the-not-so-pretty-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of Cosmetics: The Not So Pretty Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pfq000AF1i8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Our bathrooms are literally a &#8220;minefield of toxic chemicals&#8221;, so goes the word on the newly released &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.storyofstuff.com\/cosmetics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Story of Cosmetics<\/a>&#8216;. World renowned environmentalist and film maker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.storyofstuff.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Annie Leonard<\/a> has produced this brilliant, animated short film which highlights the  rampant use of toxic chemicals in our beauty products and the importance  of being informed in the absence of regulation. Major loopholes in US  Federal Law allow the $50 billion beauty industry to put unlimited  amounts of chemicals into our personal care products with little or no  oversight, minimal regulation and no legislation that distinctly  categorizes natural vs organic vs not. <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"http:\/\/organicbeautyview.wordpress.com\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><!--more-->In  this country there are approximately 11 ingredients that have been  banned from use in our cosmetics; in the EU&#8230; there are over 1,000. You  have companies like L&#8217;Oreal and Estee Lauder who are ardent supporters  of cancer research, but who actively use known carcinogens in their  beauty products. There are arguments to suggest that because the amounts  of chemicals are so small, the collateral damage is negligible &#8211;  however, what isn&#8217;t proven at this stage is whether these chemicals are  water soluble (thereby eliminated from the body) or whether they&#8217;re  stored and therefore with extended use become dangerous, even life  threatening.<\/p>\n<p>What we do know is that parabens have been found in  cancerous breast tissue and phthalates have been directly linked to  reproductive disorders &#8211; fact not fiction. Stories like the one that  Leonard tells with &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.storyofstuff.com\/cosmetics\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Story of Cosmetics<\/a>&#8216; and books such as <a href=\"http:\/\/nomoredirtylooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">No More Dirty Looks<\/a>,  are critical to our ongoing enlightenment about our beauty products,  because if the FDA and US government can&#8217;t be bothered to regulate this  industry, we owe it to ourselves to take up the charge and get  informed!<\/p>\n<p><em>Writer :: Emma Pezzack &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurenatural.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.futurenatural.com<\/a>: the best <a href=\"http:\/\/www.futurenatural.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">organic beauty products<\/a> in the world via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.organicbeautyview.com\" target=\"_blank\">Organic Beauty View<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our bathrooms are literally a &#8220;minefield of toxic chemicals&#8221;, so goes the word on the newly released &#8216;Story of Cosmetics&#8216;. 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