Health & Beauty Product safety
Many of the top brands that we're all familiar with, present a high hazard
to our health and the FDA doesn't require these companies to test for safety.
GreenShop researchs each of our health and beauty products on various databases and
consumer satisfaction websites. We look for products that don't contain harmful
ingredients, yet still produce great results. For example, The non-profit EWG (Environment
Working Group) has a cosmetics database that uses a scale from zero to ten (0-10) with ten being the highest
hazard. Every one of the health and beauty products on this site were checked to have a rating no higher
than one (1).
Why do we check? Since the FDA
doesn't require companies to test their own products for safety. "FDAdoes not have a premarket approval system for
cosmetic products or ingredients, with the important exception of color additives." Many products have
ingredients which are known carcinogins, neurotoxicity, developmental
toxicity, etc. These companies are not even required to register with
the FDA. "Manufacturers are not
required to register their cosmetic establishments, file data on ingredients, or report cosmetic-related
injuries to FDA. However, companies are encouraged to register their establishments and file Cosmetic Product
Ingredient Statements with FDA's"
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