“One of the things that I have seen change that warms the cockles of my heart is what is happening in the cosmetics industry. For years, they were doing horrible things to animals in the manufacture of cosmetics, and testing of the most barbaric types; today, if you go into a drugstore and go down the [cosmetics] aisle, look at how many of them say no animal testing. I've talked with people who work in the cosmetics departments, and they tell me, Without that, you can't sell them. And that's wonderful!” PeopleIfsYearsLooksHeartTodayAnimalWonderfulTypeIndustryMy HeartHappeningsSellsHorribleDepartmentTestingCosmeticsAisleHorrible ThingsBarbaricAnimal TestingCockles Author:Bob Barker
“The cosmetic industry seems to be a wholesale dumping ground for just about every single type of chemical that exists.” SeemsTypeIndustryChemicalsCosmeticsWholesale Author:David Wolfe
“Great parts of our economy are directly dependent upon women having a weak self-concept. A multi-billion dollar fashion-cosmetic industry testifies to the validity of this approach. A woman who does not know who she is can be sold anything.” KnowsDoeSelfEconomyFashionIndustryConfidenceApproachConceptsWeakDollarsBillionsDependentValidityCosmeticsSelf Concept Book:I'm Running Away from Home, But I'm Not Allowed to Cross the Street: A Primer of Women's Liberation Source: I'm Running Away from Home, But I'm Not Allowed to Cross the Street: A Primer of Women's Liberation
“Modern cosmetic surgeons have a direct financial interest in a social role for women that requires them to feel ugly. They do not simply advertise for a share of a market that already exists: Their advertisements create new markets. It is a boom industry because it is influentially placed to create its own demand through the pairing of text with ads in women's magazines. The industry takes out ads and gets coverage; women get cut open. They pay their money and they takes their chances. As surgeons grow richer, they are able to command larger and brighter ad spaces.” FeelsAbleSocialGrowsInterestChanceSpacePayRolesCuttingShareModernIndustryDemandDirectFinancialUglyCommandMagazinesAdsBrighterSurgeonsCoverageAdvertisementsCosmeticsSocial Roles Author:Naomi Wolf
“Some people don't want to know that very little progress has been made. It is in the same way that companies are selling their products (i.e. the billion dollar cosmetic industry), they can package the message of femininity and normalization around this disease.” PeopleKnowsWayWantLittlesHas BeensMadeCompanyProgressProductsIndustryDiseaseMessagesDollarsBillionsSellingMade ItFemininityPackagesCosmetics Author:Ravida Din
“The cosmetics industry has much to answer for. It's a multi-million- pound confidence trick based on giving women endless hope, courtesy of overpriced little pots.” GivingLittlesAnswersMillionsIndustryTricksEndlessPoundsPotCourtesyCosmetics Author:Joan Collins
“One of my assistants, a British man, says I should find a platform for [cosmetic industry]. Meanwhile I wear make-up.” MenShouldIndustryBritishPlatformsAssistantsCosmetics Author:Nan Goldin