Comments on: Legislative Update: The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:22:53 +0000

It’s so great to hear that the Soapmaker’s Guild is supporting the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011. As an influential group in small business cosmetics, it’s great to hear that your concerns have been adressed fully to produce a meaningful, progressive bill which will not hurt small businesses. It says a lot about the good that can come out of the times in which legislators work with people to craft legislation.Thank you all at the Handcrafted Soapmaker’s Guild for supporting this important bill! Let’s hope for a safer future in the cosmetics industry!

By: Cindy Jones

Cindy Jones — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:44:40 +0000

Wow, I am quite surprised by this. What about issues with listing all contaminants on the label? How will a small manufacturer know what contaminants are in there? What about the person who adds herbs from their garden to their soap? How will they know what contaminants might be there? This would require testing on their part of their water source and soil. What about giving the EWG authority to determine toxicity of various ingredients? What about cutting off the line of communication between small business and the FDA? What about the concept that everything can be an allergen in the right person? What about . . . . well, we could go on forever about this. Yes, I am surprised at your position.
Cindy

By: Shawn Howell

Shawn Howell — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:41:37 +0000

Special thanks to the Soapmakers Guild for their leadership and their willingness to come together to work on the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011. As an individual, Christian, mother, and supporter of the Safe Cosmetics Act your support is much appreciated.

By: Patti Coughlin

Patti Coughlin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:42:27 +0000

Thank you for making the steps to come to an understanding of the importance of this bill and to creating the relationships that are moving it forward. Ultimately,both your industry and the consumer will benefit from creating a safer product. Setting the tone so that other companies will follow is very much appreciated.

By: Rose Elizabeth

Rose Elizabeth — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:25:49 +0000

Thank you for this detailed clarification, Leigh. At a time when many people do not trust our lawmakers and reject the notion of improvement to our government’s flaws, it is refreshing and encouraging to hear of HSMG’s dedication to communication with legislators in Congress towards mutual understanding. I’m excited to see this bill getting the attention it deserves from Congress, voters and business communities.

By: Donna Pixton-Hacker

Donna Pixton-Hacker — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:11:58 +0000

I am so grateful to the HSMG for working tirelessly over the last year (and previous years) to help make provisions in the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 that will protect my business and the Handcrafted Soap Industry!

THANK YOU!!

By: Brenda Foster

Brenda Foster — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:46:37 +0000

Thank you again; looking forward to reading the detail.

By: Monica Fisher

Monica Fisher — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:53:15 +0000

I am happy to hear this. I have not yet begun to make soaps and other bath and body yet. I am keeping an eye on this so i will know what i can do and can’t do. thanks so much for your hard work on this matter. alot of us would not be in business if it was not for you. Thanks so very much

By: Julie Perry

Julie Perry — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:19:40 +0000

I do appreciate all that has been put forth from the Guild’s efforts. Do not get me wrong. I look forward to seeing the release.

By: Julie Perry

Julie Perry — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:18:22 +0000

I hope you continue dialogue, because there are a few too many spots on that bill that make me terribly uncomfortable. Labeling issues, the impact on small businesses and how in the world are we to correctly label something and figure out the percentages of all that are in there. Then how are we to keep track of our customers and what they do to the product they bought? Will our insurance rates remain the same because someone panicked over a mosquito bite, but claim it came from yours or my product? There’s still too much that is vague in that bill and some very cumbersome details. Packaging will have to be huge just to accommodate a label for possibly a tube of lip balm. I think there will be too much to handle if this bill passes.