Avon, Revlon, Estee Lauder, Mary Kay

Vegetarian Times, March, 2004

> * Avon, Revlon, Estee Lauder, Mary Kay and other companies that raise money to fight breast cancer--all the while manufacturing products containing phthalates and/or parabens, hormone-disrupting chemicals that may contribute to cancer. Breast Cancer Action, a national advocacy organization, calls the practice "pinkwashing." Says Barbara Brenner, Breast Cancer Action's executive director," As long as we believe we're doing something meaningful about breast cancer by buying into these corporate marketing schemes, the real work that needs to be done around treatment, access to care and true prevention will continue to be underfunded."