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How an Actress Made $1B Tapping Into a Chemophobe Nation’s Fears
Chem.Info ^ | 6/22/2015 | Meagan Parrish

Posted on 06/23/2015 9:27:01 AM PDT by Rio

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To: goodwithagun

” That said, I don’t need a law or any government interference to enforce it.”

Unfortunately you do because the big companies will use their lobbyists and lawyers to hide the contents of their products if its not beneficial to them.

They are happy to use the government to keep us ignorant.


21 posted on 06/23/2015 9:45:07 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver
"How is it irrational to want to eliminate unnecessary chemicals out of your life. Who the F are you to determine that for other people?"

Who the F are you to determine they are unnecessary?

It is irrational to assign causes to things without sufficient evidence.

22 posted on 06/23/2015 9:46:02 AM PDT by mlo
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To: Buckeye McFrog

$1 billion says its Alba they are listening to.


23 posted on 06/23/2015 9:46:35 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (A free society canÂ’t let the parameters of its speech be set by murderous Islamists.)
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To: all the best
Yep, they ain’t ever going to tell you the stuff they create, and are paid to create, aren’t good for you.

Yeah because their children don't eat or drink the toxic materials they foist on the rest of us.

Thats a dark energy you have fomenting deep inside of you. Good luck with that.

24 posted on 06/23/2015 9:47:22 AM PDT by corkoman
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To: mlo
It is irrational to assign causes to things without sufficient evidence.

Woe to those hoping that evidence would be included in these discussions. Why do the hard thing when blind emotionalism is effortless?

25 posted on 06/23/2015 9:49:20 AM PDT by corkoman
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To: Rio

“... Alba can be seen on this month’s cover of Forbes with the headline “America’s Richest Self-Made Women.””

Dang. There goes all hope that she would do a steamy topless scene to squeeze out a few more years of Hollywood stardom.


26 posted on 06/23/2015 9:50:01 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: mlo

” Who the F are you to determine they are unnecessary? “

I’m the caretaker of this body God gave me.

” It is irrational to assign causes to things without sufficient evidence.”

Whats irrational is believing that companies with a proven propensity for misinforming and large bureaucracies will understand all of the details let alone tell their customers negative aspects of their products.

I don’t have to be a PhD in physics to know that stepping off a cliff is dangerous.


27 posted on 06/23/2015 9:50:26 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: KC_Lion

Agreed


28 posted on 06/23/2015 9:50:55 AM PDT by petro45acp (Grubbers "stupid" electorate is starting to look very much like Romney's 47%. Just sayin...)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

I wonder how many of these women are teacher’s union members? I always wonder how Obama gets those people that he uses as extras for all his carefully arranged Hollywood productions? I think most of them are carefully picked from Democrat supporters, you know the same way the Hillary staged those fake “meet the real people” diner get together. It turned out that they were all Democrat donors and operations. What a laugh!


29 posted on 06/23/2015 9:52:30 AM PDT by cradle of freedom
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Who you gonna believe....a bunch of PhD’s in Chemical Engineering, or Jessica Alba?

That depends. Is Alba wearing a bikini?

All joking aside, good for her. With all the cheap crap we're getting from China, the concern of toxic chemicals used in the manufacturing is real.

Case in point, just the other day I opened up a play tent that my 4-year old son received from Amazon for his birthday. Made in China, of course. It smelled like insecticide and I had to take it outside to air out.

I have no trust in the Chinese to deliver us products free from toxic chemicals. Cheap comes with a price.

30 posted on 06/23/2015 9:58:11 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Rio

Where are Alba’s products made?


31 posted on 06/23/2015 9:58:55 AM PDT by donna (Polls are mob rule . . . faked.)
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To: corkoman

They have a totally different mindset as a result of their education and background. Totally idiotic and ignorant to pretend that all those chemicals are harmless.


32 posted on 06/23/2015 10:02:18 AM PDT by all the best
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To: donna
The Honest Company on the wwweb. Good luck finding an answer to your question there ...
33 posted on 06/23/2015 10:07:10 AM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: all the best

“They have a totally different mindset as a result of their education and background.”

You mean they actually know the difference between a harmful chemical and one that just sounds scary?


34 posted on 06/23/2015 10:08:36 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: corkoman

No liberal/Democrat/progressive would do anything bad for the country that they and their children live in. Totally idiotic.


35 posted on 06/23/2015 10:09:06 AM PDT by all the best
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To: Boogieman; all the best

So unless you’re a chemist you can’t have an opinion on what chemicals to ingest? Does that mean you have to be an economist to determine which 401K plan to use?

Complete ignorant buffoonery


36 posted on 06/23/2015 10:11:51 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver
Its the free market in action, people wanted it and she delivered. Sounds like you are anti-free market

Market and advertise as such. But don't go to the world crying wolf to enhance your products' sales.

37 posted on 06/23/2015 10:12:13 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
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To: IYAS9YAS

“Market and advertise as such. But don’t go to the world crying wolf to enhance your products’ sales.”

Her competitors go to the world and cry wolf. Why shouldn’t she be able to communicate her market differentiation?

Seriously, why the heck are so many “conservatives” so willing to trust these massive global conglomerates and their lackies?

Whats good about having unnecessary chemicals in your body?


38 posted on 06/23/2015 10:15:00 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

“So unless you’re a chemist you can’t have an opinion on what chemicals to ingest?”

Sure, you can have an opinion. It might not be an informed one, but you’re free to have one.


39 posted on 06/23/2015 10:15:27 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Rio

You know what? If a product can be made safer, why not. I remember back in the day, the country was having air pollution problems...we no longer have that in most of the country (LA exception). I think it is ok to try to improve on things especially a private company. The government is the problem not private companies that aren’t forcing you to buy things.


40 posted on 06/23/2015 10:16:47 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Walker for President 2016. The only candidate with actual real RESULTS!!!!! The rest...talkers!)
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