"Petrochemicals are derived from natural gas and oil."
https://www.beautyindependent.com/hearing-lot-more-petrochemicals-beauty-formulas/
"Today roughly 80% of every barrel of oil is used to make gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, with the rest going into petrochemical products."
https://theconversation.com/oil-companies-are-going-all-in-on-petrochemicals-and-green-chemistry-needs-help-to-compete-153598
"Petrochemical waste is any byproduct of petrochemical production, such as toxic waste and gaseous emissions. The primary components of petrochemicals – natural gases and petroleum – also produce their own wastes and byproducts during the extraction process."
https://sciencing.com/harmful-effects-petrochemicals-environment-8771898.html
"You can expect to find petroleum and petroleum byproducts in everything from shampoos and conditioners to anti-aging creams, body lotions, mascaras, perfumes, lipsticks, lip balms, foundations, hair relaxers, conditioners, eye shadows, and nail polishes."
https://naturallysavvy.com/care/how-petroleum-in-cosmetics-ruins-your-skin-and-your-health/
"The same companies extracting oil from the earth and refining fossil fuels into gas also supply some key components in our cherished cosmetics. The ingredients listed in tiny print on the back of my own eye shadow palette included many of the most commonly found petrochemicals: petrolatum, mineral oil, perfume or fragrance, phthalates, amongst at least a dozen others."
https://fashionista.com/2022/05/beauty-products-big-oil-petroleum-petrochemicals
"Regulators currently say that the levels of these petrochemicals found in beauty products aren’t harmful to human health. Therefore, conventional beauty products are still allowed to contain many of the chemicals we’ve looked at here."
https://livebybetter.com/petrochemicals-beauty/
"Oil is everywhere. It permeates our daily lives in ways we never think about. It's in carpeting, furniture, computers and clothing. It's in the most personal of products like toothpaste, shaving cream, lipstick and vitamin capsules. Petrochemicals are the glue of our modern lives and even in glue, too.
And because of all that, petrochemicals are in our blood.
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested humans for environmental chemicals and metals, it recorded 212 different compounds. More than 180 of them are products that started as natural gas or oil."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oil-is-in-everything-from_n_608751
"Most HHWs Are Accepted:
household batteries
pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers
cleaners and bleaches
fluorescent light bulbs
pool and hot tub chemicals
vitamins and supplements
painting products (stain, solvent, spray paint)
automotive products (virtually all fluids)
personal care products (shampoo, lotion, nail polish remover)
mercury-containing items (thermostats, button-shaped batteries)"
https://www.fcgov.com/utilities/residential/hazwaste
"Health and beauty products that may be regulated as hazardous waste include:
Aftershaves and fragrances
Hairspray and hair products
Shampoos and soaps
Aerosol deodorant
Nail polish and nail polish remover
Hair dyes
Hair removal creams
Suntan lotion
While proper management and definitions for cosmetics and beauty products aren’t always clear, the EPA has labeled them, “Contaminates of Emerging Concern.”"
https://www.enviro-safe.com/blog/understanding-cosmetics-hazardous-waste-regulations
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies several commonly used beauty products in salons and spas as hazardous waste. Although most of these products are safe enough for everyday use, it is necessary for salon and spa owners and managers to understand that many materials require special disposal."
https://www.salontoday.com/603709/how-to-manage-hazardous-waste-in-your-salon
"One of the most publicized problems with the beauty industry is its use of toxic chemicals. Parabens, plasticizers, formaldehyde, BHA, pesticides, and coal tar are all rife in cosmetics manufacturing, and sunscreens are a great example of the harm these synthetic ingredients can cause when they reach waterways.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls the world's coral reefs "one of the most valuable ecosystems on Earth," yet they are subjected to an estimated 14,000 tons of sunscreen every year.67 Chemicals in sunscreen contain nanoparticles that can disrupt coral reproduction and growth, ultimately resulting in bleaching. The Environmental Working Group's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database identifies 1,517 cosmetics and personal care products that contain octinoxate and 460 that contain oxybenzone—these are some of the most environmentally destructive UV filters on the market."
https://www.treehugger.com/environmental-impact-of-cosmetics-5207672
"When you think of beauty products, the last thing you probably think about are harmful, toxic materials. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates several beauty products as hazardous waste."
https://www.americanspa.com/business/here-are-right-ways-dispose-your-spas-hazardous-waste
Study: Half of US cosmetics contain toxic chemicals
https://phys.org/news/2021-06-cosmetics-toxic-chemicals.html