Want products with clean ingredients? There’s an app for that

In theory, everyone wants to use “better for you” products, but whether the average consumer is willing to put the time and energy into finding those products can be the deciding factor. Think Dirty, Sephora, and Target are making it easy for consumers to find products with clean ingredients

Cosmos Standard

The COSMOS-standard signature is a consumer guarantee for organic and natural cosmetics that you can trust. To date over 29,000 products in 71 countries carry our COSMOS ORGANIC or COSMOS NATURAL signature. Over 12,000 ingredients carry our COSMOS CERTIFIED signature. Over 7,000 raw materials carry our COSMOS APPROVED signature.

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Joyous Health

Joy McCarthy is an award-winning Certified Holistic Nutritionist and a Found of Joyous Health. She has been published numerous times in print and online and is a co-host in the Joyous Health Podcast.

Story on Cosmetics

The Story of Cosmetics, released on July 21st, 2010, examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products, from lipstick to baby shampoo. Produced with Free Range Studios and hosted by Annie Leonard, the seven-minute film by The Story of Stuff Project reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous chemicals and towards safer alternatives. The film concludes with a call for viewers to support legislation aimed at ensuring the safety of cosmetics and personal care products.

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