Navigating the Unregulated World of Personal Care Products and Cosmetics

Episode Details:

Did  you know that personal care products and cosmetics are almost entirely unregulated in the U.S.? This means that companies can add potentially toxic chemicals into your products without repercussions. Tahira Hayes sits down with two guests: clean beauty advocate and film producer, Andrea Palombella and environmental toxicologist, Melissa Sandoz, to discuss the impacts of toxic chemicals and how to switch to clean beauty products. 

Featured Guests:

Andrea Palombella is an award-winning documentary producer and director located outside of Washington, DC. After learning about toxic chemicals in personal products that millions of Americans used everyday, she began a quest for answers, and the idea for a new film was born. Pretty Ugly is a documentary about her journey through the beauty industry and how consumers can avoid exposure to harmful ingredients hidden in their toiletries and cosmetics. You can learn more at www.prettyuglythefilm.com.

Melissa Sandoz has a passion for helping people make safer choices, whether that's in her day job as an Environmental Toxicologist (helping to clean up heavily polluted land and rivers), or her side gig as a Beautycounter Consultant (empowering people find safer bath & beauty products). She loves to dive deep into the science of what makes something toxic, and educate the public on how to minimize their exposure to potentially harmful chemicals. Her goal is to create a safer world with healthier people, one conversation at a time

Did  you know that personal care products and cosmetics are almost entirely unregulated in the U.S.? This means that companies can add potentially toxic chemicals into your products without repercussions.