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New study finds nearly 70% of companies surveyed have improved toxic chemical safety programs

A new report released today by the Mind the Store campaign finds significant chemical policy improvement with nearly 70% of companies surveyed having better chemical safety programs now compared to their first evaluation dating as far back as 2016.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: 7-Eleven, 99 Cents Only, Ace Hardware, Alimentation Couche-Tard, Apple, beauty products, Dollar General, dollar stores, dollar tree, Dr. Maida P. Galvez, hydroquinone, IKEA, Jose Bravo, Kroger’s, Laurie Valeriano, Lowe's, Metro, Mike Belliveau, Mike Schade, mind the store, Nordstrom, PFAS, publix, REI, Restaurant Brands International, Rite Aid, Sally Beauty, Sephora, sobeys, Starbucks, Subway, success, Target, textiles, Ulta Beauty, Walmart, Who's Minding the Store? retailer report card, Whole Foods Market

Who will win the clean beauty race to the top?

Ulta Beauty announced an exciting partnership with clean beauty retailer Credo Beauty. The partnership will start with a Credo Beauty endcap at 100 Ulta locations.

Filed Under: Find Safer Products, Mind the Store Tagged With: beauty products, Beautycounter, Credo Beauty, Sally Beauty, Sephora, Ulta Beauty, Who's Minding the Store? retailer report card

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Dismantling racist systems includes the toxic beauty industry

Skin lightening creams with mercury. Hair relaxers with parabens and estrogenic chemicals. Douches and vaginal sprays with phthalates.

In the US, beauty products are largely unregulated. Everyone is at risk, but women of color face extra hazards from the products that are marketed to them. And these hazards pile on top of health disparities created by other systemic injustices.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Beauty Inside Out campaign, beauty products, Eurocentric beauty standard, hormone disruptors, Leslie Martinez, mercury, phthalates, products, racism, retailers, toxic chemicals, WE ACT

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