Revlon & L'Oreal Will Remove Most Dangerous Toxins from their Cosmetics

>From Grist magazine <www.grist.org> Jan. 18, 2005

DIRTY PRETTY THINGS
Two major cosmetic companies will omit harmful chemicals from products

Revlon Inc. and L'Oreal USA have pledged to follow the European
Union's relatively strict new anti-toxics rule in formulating their
perfumes, hair dyes, makeup, and other products for sale in the U.S.
The two companies were convinced to take the step by San Francisco's
Breast Cancer Fund, which wants to shield Americans from a noxious
soup of chemicals -- suspected of causing cancer, infertility, and
birth defects -- commonly found in products applied directly to bare
skin and scalps. The U.S. cosmetic sector is governed by an
industry-financed review board, and the FDA's safety standards
banning the use of nine ingredients pale in comparison to the E.U.'s
new rule, which prohibits hundreds of known and probable carcinogens
and other hazardous chemicals from beauty products.

straight to the source: San Francisco Chronicle, Jane Kay, 15 Jan 2005
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