First You Buy the Moisturizer, Then You Pay the Price: An Overview of the United States' Lack of Cosmetic Market Regulations and How it Harms the Consumers

Authors

Megan Scime, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Abstract

The article discusses the lack of regulation in the cosmetic industry in the U.S. and how it affects consumer's health. It is reported that the absence of strict regulations has resulted in cosmetics that contain harmful ingredients, which pose risks to the health of consumers. It also examines the gendered marketing of cosmetics, which has contributed to the industry's lack of regulation.

Recommended Citation

Scime, Megan (2022) "First You Buy the Moisturizer, Then You Pay the Price: An Overview of the United States' Lack of Cosmetic Market Regulations and How it Harms the Consumers," Hofstra Law Review: Vol. 51: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/hlr/vol51/iss1/7