AvsGirl41
New Yorker
Not that I'm defending the cosmetic industry--ok, maybe I am because I depend heavily on make-up and skin care products. But the article sounds like these products are a *new* development on the market--if they are on the market, right now it sounds like they are still being proposed, and only in Europe at that.
If and when they are sold, they are products that contain collagen--those age-defying make-ups and such, not your lipsticks or eyeshadows.
So I don't think anyone who likes wearing make-up needs to fear that they are supporitng this industry--for now. And if it does become a reality in the US, it will be easy to find products that don't use Chinese ingredients. Many companies like MAC and Philosophy are quite socially conscious.
Now, cosmetic companies DO use recycled wax from waste treatment plants...but that's something else altogether.
If and when they are sold, they are products that contain collagen--those age-defying make-ups and such, not your lipsticks or eyeshadows.
So I don't think anyone who likes wearing make-up needs to fear that they are supporitng this industry--for now. And if it does become a reality in the US, it will be easy to find products that don't use Chinese ingredients. Many companies like MAC and Philosophy are quite socially conscious.
Now, cosmetic companies DO use recycled wax from waste treatment plants...but that's something else altogether.