When you haven’t seen it already, HBO’s streaming service HBOMax has not too long ago added a brand new documentary sequence in regards to the hidden chemical substances in magnificence merchandise. Not So Fairly is the product of two-time Emmy award-winning and Academy award-nominated investigative filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering and is narrated by actress Keke Palmer. The 4 episodes within the sequence every give attention to a distinct a part of our magnificence routines: make-up, nails, skincare and hair.
Whereas a lot of the data within the documentary will probably be frequent data for Sally’s weblog readers, we’re actually excited that an entire new viewers will probably be uncovered to the risks sitting on vanities or in showers. Listed here are a couple of factors from the third episode on skincare that we need to remind our readers about:
Phthalates are unhealthy. We’ve been warning our readers about phthalates for years, and only a few months in the past we reposted our weblog in regards to the risks of phthalates. They’re low-cost to make, assist merchandise maintain their perfume, and are in nearly every thing you should purchase within the magnificence part of a grocery store or large field retailer. It could be nice in the event that they have been banned right here within the US as they’ve been in Europe and different elements of the world, however till then it’s as much as us to guarantee that the merchandise we use are phthalate-free. And as we talked about a couple of months again, Sally B’s merchandise include no phthalates. We use pure substances that mimic their properties (maybe it could be extra correct to say that phthalates mimic the results of our pure substances!). That’s why we’re one of many few skincare corporations to earn EWG certification.
Talking of “perfume”… Not So Fairly does a terrific job of highlighting the cosmetics business’s use of “perfume” as an ingredient and the hidden risks behind that phrase. As a result of the massive corporations have satisfied the federal government that these fragrances are commerce secrets and techniques, producers aren’t required to checklist the person substances within the compounds. A few years in the past, we mentioned the identical difficulty right here on our weblog.
Packaging waste. Within the documentary, the creators point out the large quantities of plastic waste attributable to cosmetics and skincare packaging they usually point out the risks of BPA. Relaxation assured that our packaging is BPA-free after we do want to make use of plastic, and glass in any other case (which is extra simply recyclable). This isn’t a brand new initiative for Sally B’s; we wrote about our planet-friendly packaging method again in 2014!
Whereas the documentary does job of highlighting these substances, however it makes you marvel what else is lurking in your private care merchandise. Utilizing entire, plant based mostly substances additional insures which you can keep away from most of the nasties hanging out in conventional merchandise.
We agree with the creators of the weblog that the following era appears to have a a lot larger consciousness of the chemical substances they’re offered and the need of planet-friendly choices. When you haven’t already, contemplate a Sally B’s set as a commencement present. It’ll give you a chance to share the Sally B’s story with somebody whereas additionally sharing merchandise which might be good for them and good for the planet!
