On Saturday, Walnut Street, one of Philadelphia's busiest shopping avenues, was closed to traffic for a festival. The weather was picture-perfect, so everyone emerged to soak up the sun. As I passed Lush, I overheard a girl behind me, reading their sign aloud...
"Fresh, handmade cosmetics," she commented to her boyfriend. "Now that's scary."What's really scary is that she didn't seem to think that "machine-made, synthetic cosmetics" were scary. What this girl doesn't know could hurt her. Most mass-produced cosmetics contain carcinogenic and/or toxic dyes and preservatives. And if that's not bad enough, many major cosmetic firms still test on animals.
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