A Denver, Colorado lawmaker is championing a proposed ban on certain types of cosmetics, toiletries, and personal care products. Breast Cancer Survivor and State Representative Dianne Primavera has sponsored "The Colorado Safe Personal Care Products Act" to ban the sale of items like shampoo, makeup, and sunscreen that may contain carcinogens or suspected carcinogens, as well as ingredients linked to reproductive problems.

"I had cancer when I was 38," explained Primavera. "I had never smoked. I didn’t drink. I wasn’t overweight. There was no genetic reason I should have had breast cancer." Now, Primavera blames her cosmetics for making her sick.

According to Primavera, “The European Union already bans approximately 1,100 chemicals from products, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration only bans 10 of them…Formaldehyde is one. Arsenic is another. Lead is another one. Coal tar. Asbestos fibers."

Asbestos alone is linked to illnesses like lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma, a rare but aggressive cancer. Mesothelioma affects less than 3,000 Americans each year, and while there are treatment methods available, including chemo, there is no known cure. The majority of patients lose their battle with this cancer in less than two years following diagnosis.

But not everyone agrees with Primavera’s proposed bill. "This is bad science," said Dr. Richard Adamson. "The risk is not there. The toxins aren’t in the products. And if they are, they are in trace amounts, not put there intentionally, and they are not a risk to the consumer."

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