Petrochemical Removal Assessment for Eva NYC and Ulta Beauty
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2024-05
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Eva NYC is a beauty brand committed to advancing sustainability in its industry through innovative strategies that encompass recycling, clean ingredients, carbon-neutral energy, and partnerships for change. Notably, Eva NYC was named the Ulta Conscious Beauty Brand of the Year in 2023, highlighting shared values and investment into sustainability. Ulta Beauty partnered with Eva NYC to determine how HFC-152 phaseout legislation in the European Union and regulation in the United States would impact aerosol use in beauty products such as hairspray, dry shampoo, and heat protectant. The following report contains a comprehensive overview of environmental legislation and regulations as they impact the beauty industry, the health impacts of products used daily, emerging methods for measuring use phase emissions (Scope 4 emissions), potential alternative propellants resulting from regulatory compliance, and their impacts on human health and the environment. Given the findings, we recommend that Eva NYC and Ulta Beauty:
1. Enhance ingredient transparency when indicating chemical use in products
2. Invest in research and development toward the scalability of nitrogen use in the beauty industry as an alternative to other compressed gases
3. With the phase-out of hydrofluorocarbon-152a (HFC-152a), adopt nitrogen as an alternative propellant in combination with the transition to the Eco-Valve
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Course Code: AEDECON 4567
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Aerosols, Petrochemicals, Scope 4 Emissions, Environmental Legislation, Health Impacts, Beauty Industry