Cargo’s earth-friendly lipstick
March 7th, 2007Have you heard of Cargo Cosmetics? I was recently introduced to this wonderful, earth-friendly Canadian company at Sephora. Cargo has built a brand and a product around the belief that they “need to invest in the earth and our children for the future of our planet”.
I was particularly intrigued by their botanical lipstick. Not only is it affordable and magically moist, but each case of lipstick contains:
- A 100% biodegradable tube made entirely from corn, not plastic. Corn is apparently a renewable resource that is “greenhouse gas neutral” which prevents it from contributing to global warming.
- An outer carton made of biodegradable flower paper embedded with wildflower seeds. A bouquet of wild flowers is said to grow if you moisten and plant this carton.
- Lipstick made of environmentally friendly “Orchid Complex” (no oils or petroleum).
Cargo also donates $2 from the sale of this lipstick to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. What’s not to love about this ecologically friendly and socially responsible lipstick? (I’ll let you know whether my wild flowers actually sprout.)
March 7th, 2007 at 11:07 am
I saw that lipstick on Sephora’s website and was greatly intrigued. I think I might buy one. Which color did you get?
The environmental lawyer in me has to say one thing. It is a misconception that corn is greenhouse gas neutral–a misconception promoted by Midwestern politicians and the farm lobbies. Corn is only environmentally beneficial if you don’t count the petroleum that goes into the fertilizers, the great amounts of pesticides required in monoculture fields, the genetic engineered varieties of corn now grown, and the copious amounts of gas to fuel the equipment farmers must use to plow and harvest the gigantic fields of corn. But if we can work out those problems, corn does look promising!
March 7th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Thanks for clearing up the misconception! It sounds to good to be true and a fabulous marketing ploy at that.
I bought a colour called Cece (supposedly designed by Courtney Cox?). It looks like a dark berry red in it’s holder, but it’s light when you wear it. It merely enhances your lip colour. Nice and natural.
March 7th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
I saw Sephora talking about this product on HSN. Sounded interesting.
March 7th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
I have to admit, although this intrigues me, I would never buy it. I tend to chew regular lipstick off within about an hour. I personally LOVE those new “lipstain” type lipsticks that covergirl/revlon/etc etc etc have out now. Nowhere near as environmentally friendly, however at the end of the day there is still some left on my lips.
I would be interested if someone knew of a similar product that was more earth friendly.