Story of Cosmetics

After watching this video, I learned that there are toxic chemicals linked to cancer is brands I have at home and use everyday before going to school. This was quite shocking to me because I didn’t know there weren’t strict laws about what can and what cannot go into a product. Even soap made specifically for babies contains chemicals that are linked to cancer and even neurotoxins, which damage the brain. In the end, there is nothing we can do except convince the business people controlling this entire industry that consumers want to buy SAFER products that aren’t linked to cancer. People can also take it up with local governments to try and get a bill created that has more narrow restrictions on what can and cannot be placed inside of products for human use. Annie Leonard says that we are  basically just test subjects being experimented on with various chemicals not knowing the effects. That is really scary to think about. This video was very similar to the Story of Stuff video because they both point the leading cause of the problem to the big industry owners at the top, deciding what/how products are made. I plan on using this information to safely buy makeup and hair products that have the least amount of toxic chemicals inside of them. The video refers to safecosmetics.org, so I decided to check it out. I learned about how products that are marketed as “anti-aging” contain chemicals linked to breast cancer. L’OREAL’s products contain chemicals linked to cancer as well. The website was very informative and I am going to remember what products not to buy.