When we got home, I stepped out on our deck- odor. Oh & no one else could smell the chemical spill lol- turns out because it was my face. The way I figured it out was on the 3rd day, my husband & I went out to run errands & I noticed the chemical spill odor (lol, only after the fact) was gone, then we got back in the car & on the way to the mountains an hour & 1/2 away, I applied my new RMS makeup & when we got to our destination, I smelled the same odor & I was like there’s no way it’s in the air so I knew that was the only thing different was what was on my face. Enough to scare me off of anything by them. The products had a very neutral pretty much non-odor in the pots, & on my skin indoors- that’s the strange part- it wasn’t until I went outside & it was such a strong chemical odor that I really wondered if we’d had a chemical spill somewhere. I’m very sensitive to odors & know the smell when a product is rancid. Most of these companies just get angry & defensive with honest feedback that isn’t positive towards their product. My focus is on healthy, nourished skin- from the inside out. I hate to think so many are spending a fortune on these deceitful brands & actually harming their skin & bodies rather than beautifying. I will just use food grade, truly certified organic grapeseed oil, jojoba, & rosehip oil by Fontier Food Co-op/Aura Cacia & my favorite unscented Badger Balm lip balm which are all certified USDA organic & the balm is truly certified gluten free by the gluten free Certification Organization & it’s all clearly on the labels. They put a star by each ingredient saying that “denotes certified organic”, yet nowhere on the package is there any third party certification or any certification. As I was packing up the RMS products to return I finally really read the labels. I washed my face & have washed my hands of this brand & all other makeup/skincare brands. I thought it was in the air & long story short when my face was free of their products the awful chemical spill smell wasn’t outside & I figured it out that there is obviously some sort of chemical reaction when the RMS makeup on my face hit the outside air. Even scarier is that when I stepped outside the 3 different times I had the uncoverup, luminizer & lip2cheek on I smelled an awful acetone like chemical odor. I immediately got hives when I used the MOD Pallet & my face turned red like a sunburn immediately after putting the Beauty Oil on. I fell for it & ordered some of their products luckily from a place I could get a refund. You should add RMS Beauty to that list of one of the worst green washers. This list will be updated from time to time and I’m sure it will strike up some controversy.ĭo you see a brand that shouldn’t be on here, or are we missing one you think is a major offender of greenwashing? Let us know in the comments below (and keep it classy please!). 22 brands that you might think are green, but really aren’t all that You can check their formulations against our Toxic Ingredients Glossary. Just do a search online for the ingredient lists and you’ll see exactly what I mean. I encourage you to research these brands for yourself right now. If you want to make sure you get them all, sign up for my newsletter here. Please note that I will be breaking down my research and opinions brand-by-brand in forthcoming articles. So without opening the entire can of worms in this one post, here’s the list of who I consider to be the biggest offenders doing the greenwashing in the cosmetics industry. Too many folks in the green world are fear mongering and too many brands taking advantage of the growing concerns of consumers to have healthy, cruelty-free cosmetics. There’s way too much grey space in the green space. You can hear me sound off more about this in the Green Divas radio interview I did all about greenwashing. This is the gateway to a much bigger conversation about unregulated uses of words like “natural” and “organic” among other arguments regarding “safe synthetics” and “science driven” ingredients within formulations. Mainly because it opens a whole can of worms. Others on this list may be less deliberate in their marketing ploys, but are still worth noting as brands that are often mistaken as fully natural and green, yet are not.Ĭalling out companies in this way is something I’ve avoided for a very long time. Some of the beauty brands I’ve listed below are blatantly misleading consumers through greenwashing practices. Greenwashing in cosmetics is such a tricky subject.
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