On behalf of the association Bewegung Bewusster Friseure international e.V., on healthy and environmentally sound cosmetics 

The petitioner believes that thousands of cosmetic and care products with chemical/synthetic ingredients, which can be harmful to health and/or the environment, are partly responsible for the degradation of the world’s habitats and for destroying water, air and soil, which are vital to life. He calls for a legislative and fiscal framework at EU level which favours a more environmentally friendly approach and which so far as possible restricts or prohibits the use of substances that have been proven to be harmful to the environment. The ban on animal testing for cosmetics must be respected without exception and become effective worldwide. The petitioner calls, inter alia, for the introduction of a uniform EU-wide label for natural cosmetics. Environmental pollution should be made more expensive, and respect for the environment should be promoted. The petitioner welcomes the European Parliament resolution of May 2018 on a global ban on animal testing for cosmetics. However, legal loopholes should be closed. The petitioner refers to various harmful ingredients, including aluminium salts, oil, microplastics and nanoparticles.