Are parabens among the list of chemicals that Compact signers do not use?
Companies that sign the Compact for Safe Cosmetics must demonstrate compliance with the European Union (EU) directive on personal care products. While the EU directive is far more comprehensive than what we have here in the United States, it does not ban parabens and many other potentially harmful ingredients. So, while the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics would like to see paraben-free products and a lot of our Compact Signers are headed in that direction, a company that has signed the Compact isn’t necessarily a company that is paraben-free.
