Look Good, Feel Better is a program run by the Personal Care Products Council and the American Cancer Society; they hold free workshops that give beauty tips and complimentary makeup kits to women in cancer treatment—support that some women understandably value while facing a cancer diagnosis.
The downside? Many of the products offered to women in Look Good, Feel Better make-up kits contain chemicals linked to increased cancer risk and some of the chemicals may actually interfere with breast cancer treatment.
Sources and more information
- Poison Isn’t Pretty, BC Action campaign brief.
- Poison Isn’t Pretty, BC Action press release.
- BC Action #ThinkBeforeYouPink campaigns.
- Our posts tagged PinkWashing, ReThinkThePink and Safe Cosmetics.
- Watch this health posters album on Flickr.
- Watch these pink washing videos on YouTube.