“Toxic Beauty” Film Exposes Johnson & Johnson’s and Other Companies’ Long History of Selling Products that Make People Sick

Over the last 14+ months, it seems like most health-related media coverage has been on COVID-19 and little else. Before that, though, a class action lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson and its baby powder was getting a lot of attention. Last month the company came under scrutiny again for its one-dose COVID vaccines being linked to blood clots. That was short-lived, though.

Film Toxic Beauty was released in 2019 about Johnson & Johnson and other companies’ knowingly including harmful ingredients in cosmetics and other personal care products, many of which are still being sold today. Buyer Beware:

In 1982, world renowned epidemiologist, Dr. Daniel Cramer, linked Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder to ovarian cancer. ’Since the 1960’s, J&J allegedly knew the risks and did nothing. In 2004, Dr. Philippa Darbre, a UK scientist, found parabens, a chemical preservative in many cosmetics, in breast tissue. In 2018, the National Institute of Health’s sister study linked breast cancer to personal care product use.Links to hormonal disruption in baby boys, developmental delays, low sperm count in men, infertility, cancer, diabetes, obesity and skin disease – the cosmetic industry isn’t pretty.Each morning we slather with 1000’s of chemicals, many of which are proven to be toxic. In the United States, the Cosmetic and Personal Care Industry regulates itself. In Canada, implementing regulations is under scrutiny. There is doubt propagated by big industries making claims that we have nothing to worry about, positioning themselves as champions of personal empowerment through their multibillion dollar advertising campaigns.Top researchers worldwide have the hard science to answer the question ‘Are cosmetics and personal care products making us sick?

Toxic Beauty is a documentary feature film with exclusive access to scientists, lawyers, advocates, regulators, politicians, a dynamic whistle blower, survivors and women who have lost their lives. It follows the class action lawsuit against J&J and the plaintiffs, personal stories of women fighting for justice in a race against time with this deadly disease. Woven throughout the film is a human experiment. We document, as Boston University medical student, Mymy Nguyen, measures her chemical body burden from over 27 products. Scientists monitor her shocking results.In the end, the film meets the companies and people who offer solutions and optimism for safer, toxicant free cosmetics.