Watch the Story of Cosmetics

[originally posted at EnviroBlog]

Annie Leonard does it again. This time she tells us about all those products in the cosmetics aisle that we use so many of every day (12 for women, 6 for men, on average).

If you're familiar with her wildly successful Story of Stuff, you know what you'll get in this 8-minute video: the startling facts, delivered in a way that makes sense to all of us.

So if you've ever read a label in the cosmetics aisle and, brow furrowed, wondered whether anyone out there (like the government, perhaps) is making sure all those ingredients are good for you, this short video is for you.

Cause, by the way, they're not. Check it out:

Now that you're in the know, you'll probably want to take a little action. We suggest you:

• Check EWG's Cosmetics Database to find safer products.


• Host a screening party to spread the word.


• Get the story about the new cosmetics safety bill in Congress.