How I told the story of the ongoing struggle to protect women of color from unsafe cosmetics
In the earliest days of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, long before there were laws designed to safeguard Americans from the harmful chemicals in cosmetics and other beauty products, there was “Lash Lure.”One of the most popular eye makeup products of the 1930s, Lash Lure was promoted as a cosmetic that would serve as a permanent eyeliner. Advertisements of the day promised users would have a look that “radiates personality.”But unbeknownst to anyone except the manufacturers, Lash Lure co...
