As the cosmetic industry makes cosmetics, they make decisions that are either good or bad. These decisions are mostly chosen to make money.
Positives
* Companies like The Body Shop don't use palm oil in their products and don't test their products on animals.
*The cosmetic industry is focusing on resource efficiency, packaging and green formulation to reduce environmental impacts.
*In New York at the upcoming sustainable cosmetic summit, companies will need to address the environmental consequences of consumption if they are to significantly reduce their ecological footprint.
*SGS will present its latest lifecycle analysis findings on environmental footprints.
*94 percent of the carbon footprint of shampoo is at the consumer level ; small change in the temperatures in water during an average wash can significantly reduce the overall environmental impact.
*The cosmetic industry is focusing on resource efficiency, packaging and green formulation to reduce environmental impacts.
*In New York at the upcoming sustainable cosmetic summit, companies will need to address the environmental consequences of consumption if they are to significantly reduce their ecological footprint.
*SGS will present its latest lifecycle analysis findings on environmental footprints.
*94 percent of the carbon footprint of shampoo is at the consumer level ; small change in the temperatures in water during an average wash can significantly reduce the overall environmental impact.
Negatives
* Toxins are being put into the earth when you wash cosmetic products down the drain like toothpaste, sunscreen or hair products like shampoo or when they are put in landfill.
*Some cosmetic companies use fossil fuels and waste natural resources like oil.
*Cosmetics are packaged and when they are thrown out, they create more landfill and can take hundreds of years to break down.
*When cosmetics are washed down the sink they pollute the waterways and marine life can die from swallowing poisonous chemicals.
*Microbeads are microscopic bits that are used in a lot of cosmetics that are washed down the drain and innocent animals will think it's food or won't see it and will swallow it and possibly die from plastic in their stomach.
*Palm oil is used in cosmetics and the palm oil industry cuts down many trees which means that the orangutans have no home which is causing them to become endangered.
*Instead of people, it is cheaper and less risky to test cosmetics on animals. They can suffer quite a lot in the process because of chemicals, being put in a unnatural position and can sometimes even be killed.
*Some cosmetic companies use fossil fuels and waste natural resources like oil.
*Cosmetics are packaged and when they are thrown out, they create more landfill and can take hundreds of years to break down.
*When cosmetics are washed down the sink they pollute the waterways and marine life can die from swallowing poisonous chemicals.
*Microbeads are microscopic bits that are used in a lot of cosmetics that are washed down the drain and innocent animals will think it's food or won't see it and will swallow it and possibly die from plastic in their stomach.
*Palm oil is used in cosmetics and the palm oil industry cuts down many trees which means that the orangutans have no home which is causing them to become endangered.
*Instead of people, it is cheaper and less risky to test cosmetics on animals. They can suffer quite a lot in the process because of chemicals, being put in a unnatural position and can sometimes even be killed.