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Safe Cosmetics

Safer Beauty Bill Package

At a Glance

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulations Act of 2022 represents the biggest step forward for cosmetics regulation since 1938. Read our full analysis of the bill 

Despite this important progress, much work remains to be done to achieve a truly health-protective safety standard for cosmetics. We must address critical gaps in cosmetic safety that impact everyone, especially women of color and professional salon workers. Press Release

Past Legislation: Four bills were introduced in Congress in 2021-2022 to make beauty and personal care products safer for everyone by getting the toxic chemicals out, reducing unsafe chemical exposures for the most vulnerable, and making ingredient transparency the new industry standard. While the bills are no longer active in this 2023 session, the solutions they propose are still relevant today. Support safer beauty for all!

Safer Beauty Bill Package Bill Logos-2
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Toxic-Free Beauty Act

 

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Cosmetic Safety for Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act

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Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act

Cosmetic Supply Chain Transparency Act

Key Facts

These bills cover almost every aspect of personal care product safety. They will:

  • Ban the worst first: Ban 11 of the most toxic chemicals including mercury, formaldehyde, parabens, phthalates, phenylenediamines (hair dye chemicals), and the entire class of PFAS “forever” chemicals. (all of these chemicals are already banned in CA, MD, and the EU).
  • Defend the health of women of color and salon workers: These two vulnerable populations are among the most highly exposed to toxic chemicals because of the products marketed to them and those commonly found in their workplaces.
  • Reveal fragrance and flavor ingredients: Require the disclosure of these secret, unlabeled and often toxic chemicals in our personal care products (this is already required in CA).
  • Ensure supply chain transparency, so cosmetics companies can get the information they need from their upstream suppliers to make safer products.

Endorsing Organizations, Businesses, and Government Agencies

NGOs & Businesses: Sign on to endorse the Safer Beauty Bill Package

As of March 2022

NGOs

NGOs

  1. Able Differently Utah 
  2. Active San Gabriel Valley (ActiveSGV) 
  3. Alaska Community Action on Toxics 
  4. Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
  5. American Sustainable Business Council
  6. Black Women for Wellness 
  7. Breast Cancer Action 
  8. Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester 
  9. Breast Cancer Over Time 
  10. Breast Cancer Prevention Partners 
  11. California Black Health Network 
  12. California Brain Tumor Association 
  13. California Health Coalition Advocacy 
  14. California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
  15. California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
  16. CALPIRG 
  17. Campaign for Safe Cosmetics 
  18. Center for Biological Diversity 
  19. Center for Environmental Health 
  20. Citizens Campaign for the Environment
  21. Clean and Healthy New York 
  22. Clean Beauty for Black Girls Co 
  23. CleanEarth4Kids
  24. Clean Production Action 
  25. Clean Water Action 
  26. Consumer Federation of America 
  27. Consumer Federation of California 
  28. Defend Our Health 
  29. Ecology Center 
  30. Emphysema Foundation of America 
  31. Environmental Community Action (ECO-Action)
  32. Families Advocating for Chemical and Toxics Safety
  33. Friends Committee on Legislation of California
  34. Friends of the Earth 
  35. Grassroots Environmental Education 
  36. Green America 
  37. Green Science Policy Institute 
  38. Hadassah 
  39. Harambee House Inc. 
  40. Iowa Breast Cancer Edu-action 
  41. Just the Goods 
  42. Kickapoo Peace Circle 
  43. Kids In Danger 
  44. Learning Disabilities Association of Alabama  
  45. Learning Disabilities Association of America  
  46. Learning Disabilities Association of Arkansas 
  47. Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut  
  48. Learning Disabilities Association of Delaware 
  49. Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia  
  50. Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois 
  51. Learning Disabilities Association of Maine 
  52. Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan 
  53. Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey  
  54. Learning Disabilities Association of New York State 
  55. Learning Disabilities Association of Oklahoma
  56. Learning Disabilities Association of South Carolina 
  57.  Learning Disabilities Association of Texas 
  58. Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia
  59. Learning Disabilities Association of Wisconsin 
  60. MADE SAFE 
  61. Maryland PIRG 
  62. Mercedes Parra Foundation
  63. Mind the Store 
  64. Moms for a Nontoxic New York 
  65. National Stewardship Action Council 
  66. National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation
  67. National Women’s Health Network 
  68. Oregon Environmental Council 
  69. PennPIRG 
  70. Recycle2riches 
  71. Safer Chemicals Healthy Families 
  72. Safer States 
  73. Science and Environmental Health Network
  74. Sierra Club
  75. SUP Ban
  76. The Keep A Breast Foundation 
  77. The Story of Stuff Project 
  78. Tigerlily Foundation 
  79. Toxic Free NC 
  80. Toxic-Free Future 
  81. Toxics Information Project (TIP)
  82. Turning Green 
  83. U.S. PIRG 
  84. UCSF Breast Science Advocacy Core 
  85. United Steelworkers 
  86. Until Justice Data Partners 
  87. Vermont Conservation Voters 
  88. Westminster Board of Health 
  89. Women’s Voices for the Earth 
  90. Worksafe 
  91. Zero Waste Washington 

 

Businesses

Businesses

  1. 100% PURE 
  2. AF Consulting 
  3. Alaska Glacial Essentials Skincare 
  4. Amyris (Biossance/Pipette) 
  5. Avocado Green Brands 
  6. Beautycounter 
  7. California Baby 
  8. Clean Mundi 
  9. Clear Consumption, LLC 
  10. Clearya 
  11. Credo Beauty 
  12. Crunchi, LLC 
  13. DEMES 
  14. Distance Learning Consulting 
  15. Dr. Bronner’s 
  16. Dr. Yolanda Whyte Pediatrics 
  17. Dream Spa & Wellness 
  18. Earth Mama Organics 
  19. Eighty2degrees, LLC 
  20. Elavo Mundi Solutions, LLC 
  21. EO Products, LLC 
  22. Financial Alternatives 
  23. Grove Collaborative
  24. Gryphon Solutions, LLC 
  25. in Harmony Spa & Wellness Center 
  26. Innersense Organic Beauty 
  27. Intelligent I-N 
  28. Juice Beauty, Inc. 
  29. Klean Kanteen 
  30. Lena Rose Beauty 
  31. Mamavation 
  32. Meaningful Mantras 
  33. MirrorMirrorLove 
  34. NakedPoppy 
  35. National Foundry Products 
  36. Naturepedic Organic Mattresses 
  37. Nature’s Complement 
  38. OSEA 
  39. OZNaturals 
  40. Pure Plant Home 
  41. Rosebud Woman 
  42. Salon FiG Salon Spa & Natural Essentials Store 
  43. Scivera 
  44. Seventh Generation 
  45. Sprout San Francisco 
  46. Suntegrity Skincare 
  47. Suzanne’s Organics Salon 
  48. The Apothecary’s Daughter 
  49. thesis beauty 
  50. Type:A 
  51. Vasarii 
  52. VENTURE 
  53. W.S. Badger Company, Inc. 

 

Government Agencies

Government Agencies

138. Alameda County Public Health Department/DCDCP
139. San Francisco Dept. of the Environment

Press & Media

Press Release: Big Federal Cosmetic Policy Reform Enacted 1/10/2023

Media Advisory: Historic Federal Safer Beauty Bill Package Has Been Introduced In Congress 10/8/2021

Press Briefing Replay: Hear from the bill authors and key supporting groups about why we need safer beauty and personal care products for all. Watch Now

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