Personal Care Products

Beauty Inside Out: Webinar on the Impacts of Toxic Chemicals on Women and Girls of Color

Stronger Regulations Are Needed To Ensure That Girls And Women Of Color Have Less Exposure To Toxic Chemicals In Personal Care Products The beauty, hair and personal care industries are growing in step with consumer demands for cost-effective, culturally relevant,

Uptown Chats presents Beauty Inside Out

Beauty Inside Out: A Panel Discussion on Toxic Ingredients in Beauty Products Join us for a candid conversation on racial bias in beauty standards, how it results in toxic products being marketed to women of color, and what we can

WE ACT Celebrates New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Signing the Period Products Labeling Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY — New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the Period Products Labeling Act into law today, legislation that requires manufacturers selling period products

WE ACT Supports the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019

Today Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced a landmark bill—the Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2019. It is the only federal cosmetic safety legislation that would immediately ban more than a dozen of the worst toxic chemicals from

Cecil Corbin-Mark Featured in Coverage of Menstrual Labeling Act in Times Union – June 24, 2019

A June 24, 2019 story in the Albany Times Union on the passage of the New York State Menstrual Labeling Act included a quote from Cecil Corbin-Mark, WE ACT’s Deputy Director and Director of Policy Initiatives, as well as other

New York State Safeguards Health with Legislation Requiring the Disclosure of Ingredients in Period Products

Groundbreaking Legislation is the First of Its Kind in United States FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice is celebrating the passage of the

Kerene Tayloe Offers Earth Day Advice on Great Day Washington – April 22, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene N. Tayloe, Esq. appeared on WUSA Channel 9’s Great Day Washington on April 22, 2019 to offer some Earth Day advice, including how to avoid phthalates in food products

Beauty Inside Out

We are currently surveying young women of color in Northern Manhattan to better understand their use of and attitudes towards personal care products. The following informational pamphlet is what we have been handing out to individuals once they have taken

Cosmetics & Personal Care Products Community Briefing

Do You Know What Is In Your Cosmetics, Hair Care, & Other Personal Care Products? Personal care products are largely unregulated and many of the items you use every day contain toxic chemicals. Everyone is at risk, but women