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er says that mix of products could benefit by
an extra ingredient of increased regulation.
He says the “voluntary” mechanism of dis-
closure is not only outdated, but the absence
of uniform oversight has led to “radical” pro-
posals that hurt the entire industry. Referring
to a bill known as the “Safe Cosmetics Act”
introduced by U.S. Representative Jan Sha-
kowsky of Illinois, Sleeper says had the bill
passed, it would have inflicted crippling tolls
of cost and burdens on manufacturers, with
many, only using that which has been con-
sistently demonstrated as safe and non-toxic
(think aloe, shea butter and coconut oil). He
goes on to say the industry can be proactive
to implementing measures which both re-
sponds to consumer concerns and prevents
issuance of future, and potentially harmful,
legislation. He advocates closer work with
the FDA and transparency of registered fa-
cilities where products are being manufac-
tured. “We’re saying let’s create a model, let’s
put something on the table that’s workable,
and go about it the proper way,” says Sleeper.
HAIR-DOS
Events are another major function of PBA.
These include highly attended gatherings be-
tween buyers and sellers with products, tools
and other merchandise on display or dem-
Rep Jon Lewis GA at PBA WTOW 2011