Tell Avon, Estee Lauder, Revlon and Mary Kay: We Demand Safer Cosmetics!
These four cosmetic companies have positioned themselves as leaders in the fight against breast cancer while marketing products that contain harmful chemicals. Avon and Estee Lauder have taken an important first step by pledging to remove dibutyl phthalates from their products. Revlon and Mary Kay have not yet responded to the public’s request to make their products safer.
Send an email to executives at Avon, Estee Lauder, Mary Kay and Revlon urging them to do the right thing about chemicals in their cosmetics by removing harmful ingredients.
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Text of the Email Message
To Whom It May Concern:
As a consumer and a person deeply concerned about breast cancer, I am writing to you regarding the use of harmful chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products. I applaud Avon and Estee Lauder for taking an important first step towards making safer cosmetics by pledging to phase out the use of dibutyl phthalates in their products. I am calling on Revlon, Mary Kay, Avon, and Estee Lauder to follow through on their commitment to breast cancer issues by:
- Removing all parabens and phthalates—endocrine-disrupting compounds that may be linked to breast cancer—from all of their products,
- Reformulating all products for the U.S. and overseas markets according to the safety standards set by the European Union, which will prohibit the use of certain carcinogens, mutagens, and reproductive toxins in cosmetics,
- Respecting consumers’ right-to-know about the products they purchase by disclosing all product ingredients,
- Being transparent about funds the companies raise for breast cancer and where and how the money is spent.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your State]