What Chemicals are in Your Medicine Cabinet?
The main reason I stopped wearing makeup was that I was concerned about its safety, as well as its impact on the environment and animals. I used to have a blast dollying up my face with all the colors of the rainbow, some glitter, and even drawing on stuff like spider webs with eyeliner. (Scoff if you will; it’s a heckuva lot of fun.)
We don’t usually think of our makeup being harmful for us, of course. We’re bombarded with ads that tell us that this foundation makes us look youthful and healthy, and that mascara makes our lashes look longer—so it must be good for us! In truth, of course, there are many ingredients and cancer-causing chemicals in what we put on and into our bodies. Most of these aren’t regulated, either.
