PPFHPMMLCS: An acronym for finding safe cosmeticsPPFHPMMLCS: An acronym for finding safe cosmetics
May 22, 2009
Pretty Products for Healthy People Minus Many Lousy Chemical Substances.
My heart warms with the mere mention of “acronym.” That A in math class? Thank you PEMDAS (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally). Bragging rights in astronomy? MVEMJSUNP (My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pies). This time an acronym from Best in Beauty’s “Labels for Life” initiative is getting us thinking about what’s really in our makeup by calling out some of the most common—and potentially dangerous—chemicals lurking in personal care.
Pretty-Phthalates
Products-Propylene Glycol
For-Formaldehyde
Healthy-Hydroquinone
People-Petroleum
Minus-Mercury
Many-Mineral Oil
Lousy-Lead
Chemical-Colorants
Substances—Sodium Laurel Sulfate
What are your tips for purchasing safe cosmetics?
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