Last week, 1,650 activists wrote to Komen and delivered a clear message: Pinkwashing puts profits before women’s lives. It must stop NOW!
Will you join us in our goal to raise 10,000 voices by October 31st?
It just takes a minute, and it’ll have a huge impact.
Take action. Raise a Stink! Write a letter to Komen!
Demand they recall Promise Me perfume and sign The Pledge to Prevent Pinkwashing
Thank you for standing beside me and the 1,650 people who have already taken action. Together we will stop pinkwashing and put women's health first.
Karuna
P.S. See below for the email I sent you last week about this important action.
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Pinkwashing has reached a new low this year.
In the past, we’ve worked to demand accountability from companies who pinkwash in the name of breast cancer. We’ve seen pink alcohol. Pink buckets of fried chicken. Pink hormone-laden yogurt.
But we’re genuinely shocked to see a breast cancer organization marketing a product containing multiple chemicals categorized as toxic or hazardous.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure commissioned and is now selling a perfume called Promise Me. This perfume contains chemicals that are categorized as toxic and hazardous, have not been adequately evaluated for human safety, and have demonstrated negative health effects. Please join us in demanding that Komen take every precaution when it comes to our health. When in doubt, leave it out!
Raise A Stink! by sending a letter to Susan G. Komen for the Cure asking them to stop pinkwashing!
Chemicals in Promise Me of primary concern include:
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Galaxolide, a synthetic musk that works as a hormone disruptor and is detected in blood, breast milk, and even newborns.
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Toluene, a potent neurotoxicant known widely as one of the toxic trio, has demonstrated a variety of negative health effects and is banned by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA).
When women’s lives are at stake we must adopt the highest standards of accountability. Komen is taking initial steps to reformulate the perfume “to remove any doubt about the ingredients.” But we’re still deeply concerned that while Komen reformulates, a product that is potentially harmful to our health is still in stores and in our homes. We urge Komen to immediately recall Promise Me.
Send a letter to Komen asking them to take every precaution when it comes to our health. Ask Komen to immediately recall Promise Me and sign our Pledge to Prevent Pinkwashing.
Thank you so much for taking action. Together we will stop pinkwashing because ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN PINK!
Karuna R. Jaggar
Executive Director, Breast Cancer Action
