Prior to World War II, the perfume industry used only natural methods and oils to make fragrances. But due to the revolution in the chemical industry, more than 8000 ingredients are used today - and the number keeps growing (1).
Check out this distubing video on cosmetics.
(1) http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/site/about.php
(2) http://www.treehugger.com/style/shocking-report-reveals-secret-chemicals-in-popular-perfumes-is-yours-one-of-them.html
(3) http://www.treehugger.com/renewable-energy/palm-oil-even-worse-deforestation-emissions-than-thought.html , http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/home/1273788/palm_oil_the_hidden_ingredient_causing_an_ecological_disaster.html
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