Safe cosmetics pact
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Number of beauty companies that have signed The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics' "Compact for the Global Production of Safe Health and Beauty Products" tripled in the past year, indicating a "shift toward healthier products in the cosmetics industry," according to advocacy coalition. Firms that have signed the compact, which asks marketers to phase out toxic ingredients in products within three years, include The Body Shop, Burt's Bees, Avalon Natural Products, Aubrey Organics and Kiss My Face. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics releases report card annually grading major companies on efforts to reformulate products (1"The Rose Sheet" Jan. 17, 2005, p. 5)...