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VOL. 5, ISSUE 1 (2023)
Toxic chemicals in cosmetic products and need of behavioural change to shift to sustainable cosmetics
Authors
Bishakh Choudhury
Abstract
The urge for beauty is part of human life since the dawn of
civilization. In ancient era, cosmetics contained ingredients- honey, milk,
clay along with plant-based ingredients- turmeric, brahmi, amla, etc. But
modern cosmetics have replaced those ingredients with chemicals like parabens,
UV filters, sulfates, heavy metals, microplastics and phthalates which are
known to be the cause of cancer, skin allergies, infertility, low brain
development, hormone disruptions, etc. The microplastics of cosmetic are negatively
impacting the marine life and the UV filters from sunscreen are causing coral
bleaching. Despite numerous disadvantages, cosmetics are still being used, thus
a behavioural change is required to shift towards a green alternative. There
are various reasons for not using eco-friendly products; lack of reliability,
disorganized local markets, past negative experiences and so on. To spread
pro-environmental behaviour, it requires to enrich us the behavioural
principles like Value Based Norm Theory, and Theory of Reasoned Action.
Strengthening knowledge to use green cosmetics to a large population could be
possible using social media, which has the credibility to urge consumers to buy
eco-friendly cosmetics. This provides a new gateway for green cosmetics to
produce on a large scale and end the pollution caused by toxic conventional cosmetics.
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Pages:27-35
How to cite this article:
Bishakh Choudhury "Toxic chemicals in cosmetic products and need of behavioural change to shift to sustainable cosmetics". International Journal of Environmental and Ecology Research, Vol 5, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 27-35
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