You know, there was a time, when I was a teenager, that I used to love Neutrogena products. I had the idea that they were cleaner, purer and better for my skin and hair than other drugstore brands. I definitely fell for their shampoo that was supposed to clean all the other shampoos from your hair (I’m not sure if it worked but I always bought it!).
Though I know Neutrogena hasn’t really gone the natural and organic route, the impression of them being at least somewhat more ecofriendly has always stayed with me. Not anymore! They are now selling motorized hunks of plastic that will inevitably be just another piece of junk that will end up in a landfill. Do we really need a battery-powered face scrubber in the world?
These days I use an all natural soap (LOVE handmade Copa Soaps which have just a recycled paper ribbon for packaging) to wash my face and it’s never been better. Shame on you Neutrogena! There’s a climate crisis going on and you’re manufacturing more plastic, plastic-coated packaging, making batteries, and shipping it all over the world for what? Not to mentions I’m sure the ‘cleanser’ is full of chemicals.
AND IT GETS WORSE!! The Wave Power Cleanser uses disposable pads! So you have to buy more overpackaged, disposable pads if you want to keep using the damn thing.
Not to be mean, but I hope this is a giant fail for Neutrogena: Ladies, Don’t Buy It! I’m thinking of starting a letter-writing campaign to Neutrogena because I’m so pissed off.
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The other good thing is that handmade soaps can also almost always be found from a local soapmaker if you look hard enough. Saves on packaging and miles, provided you don’t have to drive too far to get it.
June 9th, 2008 at 12:02 pmI’m with you! The Petition Site (http://www.thepetitionsite.com) is a practical way to organise such a campaign.
June 9th, 2008 at 12:38 pmI think it’s an awesome idea, and I will sign any overpackaging petitioin there is. I frequently complain about the overpackaging of items targeted at women like pregnancy tests, which come floating around in a huge box of empty space and should totally be made to have refills. I was thrilled when recently i saw the ever so wasteful digital ones at least have refill strips now.
June 10th, 2008 at 4:36 pmThey are putting a lot of money behind this product. I already saw the commercial twice today. You can bet that the product contains 1, 4-Dioxane, an Environmental Protection Agency identified carcinogen. Most products on the market even organic have it in it. But you will not find it listed on the label. It is a by product of the petroleum based product, ethylene oxide, which is used in many product to make them milder. In a world where we are trying to be more green, this product is extremely irresponsible and shows the shortsightedness of big business..
June 10th, 2008 at 6:22 pmI saw this commercial and thought the same exact thing. Ridiculous! Like Starre, when I was in middle school through early high school-ish I thought of Neutrogena as somehow being more ‘natural’ than other companies even though I’m not sure they ever marketed themselves that way. Regardless, I have not purchased a product from them since and don’t plan to ever again. This certainly shows how out of touch they are.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:01 pmWow! I’ve recently had the exact same realization about Neutrogena. I think its their very simple packaging and Norwegian stamp of approval that got me for so long. Let’s not give up hope though, if we consumers tell Neutrogena what we want from them, I bet they’ll listen!
While we’re waiting for them to clean up their act (ha ha), I’ve turned to Origins for my facial products. As far as I can tell, they are true to their word - bit on the pricey side, but probably worth it to take good care of your skin!
June 12th, 2008 at 12:12 pm