Thanks so much for your contribution to the carnival. I especially appreciated your insights into how things are regulated in Canada. I can add another tip of the hat to the Canadians who wrote “Slow Death by Rubber Duck.” I had the opportunity to hear them speak when they came to DC, and their experiments slathering themselves with high doses of “everyday products” was both entertaining and sobering. If anyone can get you to laugh over the sad state of our cosmetics regulation, it is those Canadian guys from Slow Death by Rubber Duck!

I also appreciate your last comment. I was stunned by the opposition to the SCA. Many small indie cosmetics makers are saying they would have never signed the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics if they had realized where they were heading with regulation – and now they can’t get their names off the list of supporters.

Ironically, if the SCA is defeated, it may not be due to the lobbying of big cosmetics makers – it may be due to the Campaign’s failure to keep the indie cosmetic makers involved in the legislative process.

However, I will say that after reading that it sounds a lot like the CPSIA and its relationship to handmade toys. Clearly, there needs to be better regulation and oversight to keep consumers safe. But it also clearly needs to be done in a way that doesn’t unduly penalize small business.

Steph
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