Finding Safer Cosmetics & Personal Care Products
Now that you know about the problem of toxic chemicals in cosmetics, where can you find safer products? Fortunately there are lots of companies making great products without using harmful chemicals.
Here's what you can do:
Use the Skin Deep database to check ingredients
Support companies who've signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics,
including Washington State companies
Shop at PCC Natural Markets-the first retailer to sign the Compact for Safe Cosmetics
Check ingredients in your personal care products
Use the Skin Deep database to find safer products and avoid products containing unsafe chemicals.
Patronize companies using safer
alternatives
More than 500 companies have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics - a pledge to not use chemicals that are known or strongly suspected of causing cancer, mutation or birth defects in their products and to implement substitution plans that replace hazardous materials with safer alternatives in every market they serve.
See list of all Companies that have signed the Compact for Safe Cosmetics
Support Washington State based companies who have signed the Compact:
Bodyceuticals www.skin-food.com
Brown Butterfuly Aromatherapy www.brownbutterfly.com
Body Wax Massage Candles www.body-wax.com
Fire and Water Sundries www.fireandwatersundries.com
Gabriel Cosmetics www.gabrielcosmeticsinc.com
Green Gardens Naturals www.greengardensnaturals.com
Harmony Soap Works www.harmonysoapworks.com
Herbalix Restoratives http://www.herbalix.com
Herbs of Grace www.herbsofgrace.com
Hippie Healing Company www.hippiehealing.com
Island Thyme www.islandthyme.com
Jamayma Gecko Herbals www.jgecko.com
Le'Saric www.lesaric.com
Naked Minerals wwww.mineralmakeupshoppe.com
Nuture My Body www.nurturemybody.com
Organic Complexion www.organiccomplexion.com
Salty Girls www.saltygirls.com
Solum and Herbe www.solumandherbe.com
Spirit of Beauty Nutrional Skin Care www.spiritofbeautyorganics.com
Sumico Natural Skin Care www.sumico.us
Syndicate Cosmetics www.syndicatecosmetics.com
Terra Firma Cosmetics www.terrafirmacosmetics.com
Elysian Dream Skin Care www.elysiandream.com
Shop at PCC Natural Markets in the Seattle area - the first retailer in the US to sign on to the Compact for Safe Cosmetics www.pccnaturalmarkets.com
see PCC's Sound Consumer newsletter article
Back to main Safe Cosmetics Page
Pollution in People: A study of toxic chemicals in Washingtonians
National Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
