Lily Tse of the Think Dirty app. Although many products are labelled “all-natural” or “organic,” there is little transparency in labelling cosmetics and personal care products. Tse’s app is a tool for consumers to find information easily.
Author: Lily Tse
The Think Dirty Story
A regular series, The Wang Post sits down with rising Asian entrepreneurs. This week, they spoke with Lily Tse, the founder and CEO of Think Dirty®, about her entrepreneurial path and her venture to educate other women on safe cosmetics and personal care products.
Q & A With An Entrepreneur: Lily Tse Of Think Dirty®
Let’s start from the beginning: where were you born, and where did you grow up? I was born in Hong Kong, and I moved to Baltimore, Maryland when I was 18 years old to attend an art college. When I was 19, my family moved from Hong Kong to Toronto, Canada; I followed them and finished my university studies there.
Canadian app rates ‘dirty’ ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products
TORONTO – If you’re concerned about the ingredients in everyday health and beauty products, navigating the beauty counter might feel like walking through a minefield. From five-syllable ingredients nearly impossible to decipher, to products labelled “natural” when they’re anything but, the average consumer likely has no idea what is in their personal care products.
App enables consumers to scan and check cosmetic product ingredients
IDEABOOST NARROWS LIST OF POTENTIAL COHORT TEAMS TO 11
ideaBOOST, the Canadian Film Centre’s (CFC) “business accelerator with a difference” has announced 11 shortlisted candidates for its third cohort of entertainment technology startups. The 11 teams will now pitch their visions in front of ideaBOOST founding partners Shaw Media, Google and Chorus Entertainment on November 4.
Think Dirty App Could Clue Consumers In To Chemicals In Makeup
TORONTO (Reuters) – Consumers worried about what might be lurking within their cosmetics and skin care products can turn to new apps that scan barcodes to review the items for safety.
New app lets you quickly scan cosmetics to see if they’re potentially toxic
Think Dirty miiiight be the best app ever (I see you, bus-finder app, but you ain’t helping me avoid cancer).
Think Dirty app roots out cosmetics toxins
A new app has been launched for the iPhone to enable consumers identify potential toxins in cosmetics and personal care products.
Demystify Cosmetics Labels With “Think Dirty” Smartphone App
Buying safe cosmetics has never been easier, with the help of your smartphone. The new Think Dirty app by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics takes the guess work out of buying safer health and beauty aids, turning the power of educated purchasing into your hands.