WASHINGTON – Kourtney Kardashian appeared on Capitol Hill for the first time Tuesday to talk makeup and personal care products — not for a makeup tutorial class, but to urge lawmakers to approve more regulation on the cosmetic and personal care products industry.
“When it comes to products I use on my kids, I don’t play around,” Kardashian said at the Russell Senate Office building on Tuesday. “Everyone should have the right to healthy products and personal care and that’s why I wanted to come and make this a bigger deal.”
With a following of 62.6 million on Instagram alone, Kardashian’s voice on the Hill is something the advocacy organization Environmental Work Group hopes will get action on a bill proposed by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
“She can reach people to the extent that EWG will never be able to reach, and our hope is that she will boost public awareness on this issue,” Cook said.
The bipartisan bill would require the Food and Drug Administration to increase regulation of the chemicals that are used by cosmetic and personal care companies. Cosmetic legislation has remained largely unchanged since 1938 when the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act was passed.
“I think people should not take it for granted that the law hasn’t been changed…we should get involved in trying to make a change,” Kardashian said.
Under current law, companies have the ability to “put just about anything in their products,” according to the Environmental Group. With the new proposal, the FDA would have the power to review controversial ingredients in the products and stop production of a product if it is determined to pose a danger to consumers.
Companies that have agreed to support the bill by the FDA include cosmetic giants L’Oréal, Johnson & Johnson and Revlon.
“The companies themselves want the government to play a more authoritative role and be able to point to the law and say there’s a level playing field for everyone,” Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook said.
Kardashian’s appearance came on the same day as the launch of her Kourt x Kylie makeup collaboration, a new line from Kylie Cosmetics.
The Kardashian family continues to expand its makeup kingdom with KKW Beauty and Kylie Cosmetics, which she said are working to provide safe products that are toxic chemical-free.
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