This article published in BeautyMatter includes an interview with Maureen Dooley, Vice President – Industrial Sector at REGENESIS, about the prevalence of PFAS contaminants in the beauty industry, and steps industry professionals can take to guard against PFAS risk.
Article highlights:
- Prevalence of PFAS contaminants in cosmetics, including lotions, cleansers, nail polish, shaving cream, foundation, concealer, lipstick, eyeliner, eyeshadow, and mascara
- How much exposure to PFAS is happening through cosmetics and how much through other external factors?
- PlumeStop is a product developed specifically for the purpose of purifying groundwater resources and natural environments
Maureeun Dooley shares in the article that nearly all Americans have PFAS in their blood, and direct exposure to PFAS in cosmetics is mainly targeted toward women. The relative exposure to PFAS via cosmetics vs. other exposure routes such as drinking water ingestion and food consumption has not been comprehensively studied. However, manufacturing processes using PFAS contribute to our overall health risk, and as such, we should collectively strive for ways to eliminate PFAS from industry and our environment. It will happen in time in any case. The speed at which we want to make it happen is up to us.
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About the Author:
Maureen Dooley
Vice President - Industrial Sector, REGENESIS
Maureen Dooley has over twenty-five years of experience in many aspects of remediation industry, including project management, research and development, senior technical oversight, remedial design and laboratory management. Her prior experience includes the completion of numerous treatability studies designed to evaluate the biodegradation of a wide range of chemical constituents that include chlorinated solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, explosives, aromatic hydrocarbons and pesticides. In her current role at REGENESIS, she provides technical leadership for complex soil and groundwater remediation projects, including PFAS groundwater contamination treatment, throughout North America, as well as remediation design, strategy, and business development in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.