Quezon City. Boracay Island, the country's top tourist destination, is not spared from the unlawful trade of contraband cosmetics with high mercury content. The EcoWaste Coalition made this ...

L'Occitane's Shea Butter Hand Cream was first introduced to the beauty world over 30 years ago, but has stood the test of time and is now so iconic it can be identified by its luxurious silver tube.

Aside from these items, mercury cosmetics already banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) such as the notorious Goree Beauty Cream (three variants) can still be obtained in physical and ...