FEBEA contests ‘harmful cosmetics’ list published by French National Consumer Institute Mag via Cosmetics design Europe
29 September 2020
The French Federation for Beauty Companies (FEBEA) has denounced the methodology used by consumer magazine 60 million de consommateurs to compile its list of ‘harmful cosmetics’.
Last week, the National Consumer Institute-owned (INC) magazine published a front-page article on cosmetics products it classified ‘toxic’ using a rating system Cosmeto’Score that it said was independent, encompassed health and the environment and was “simple and easy-to-understand”.
The National Consumer Institute rated 86 cosmetic and personal care products on the French market, scoring each from A-E – rating them safe to use or strongly discouraged – across six categories: face creams, shower gels, nail varnishes, foundations, toothpastes and shaving foams.
Findings showed that “almost every category” contained products rated A, considered safe to use without hesitation, but 60 million de consommateurs said there were also some products rated E because they contained “too many problematic substances”.
Published via Cosmetics design Europe, September 1st 2020
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