Hey y’all it has been a while since we have discussed the pending Safe Cosmetics Act before the House of Representatives. Congress began their session this month so I wanted to revamp the discussions on the bill and its potential to seriously cripple beauty brands just like Scandle.
I also wanted to welcome our new followers this month and take the time to acquaint them with this very important legislation. The Safe Cosmetics Act was introduced in July amid criticism of ingredients and lack of labeling on personal care products.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is one of the biggest pushers of this bill that will “overhaul the law that allows chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, or other illnesses in the products we use on our bodies every day.” The problem with this statement is the Campaign has been accused several times of using faulty science, scare tactics and baseless claims to link certain chemicals to these health claims.
Not only is the science behind this bill lacking, the legislation would require every personal care business, including smaller beauty brands like Scandle that already practice safe cosmetics and natural ingredient formulation, to pay for independent testing, labeling and research that can drive a smaller business out of revenue.
For more information, please read these great articles that break the Act down better:
- Small Beauty Firms Face Regulatory Beast
- The Safe Cosmetic Act of 2010 is not the solution
- Oppose the Safe Cosmetics Act
- Sign the petition.
This Act effects all of us in the beauty industry - the independent natural beauty producers, the bloggers and media outlets that review independent beauty products and the consumers that make an effort to buy natural, quality personal care products.
Have you signed the petition yet?
