Europe Has Banned 1,300 Toxins From Beauty Products. The United States? Just 11.

What's the story?

• As of 2020, the Food and Drug Administration has only banned 11 chemicals in beauty and personal-care products. This is despite over 1,800 harmful chemicals being included in thousands of beauty products on American store shelves.
• For comparison, the European Union has banned more than 1,300 harmful and potentially toxic chemicals that had been used in beauty and healthcare products globally.
• Advocates and brands are working to convince Congress that it is time to make the personal-care industry safer and cleaner. 

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