Task 2B: sustainable consumption

I have been watch the video of cosmetics and bottled water. Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. Cosmetics include skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail and toe nail polish, eye and facial makeup, towelettes, permanent waves, colored contact lenses, hair colors, hair sprays and gels, deodorants, hand sanitizer, baby products, bath oils, bubble baths, bath salts, butters and many other types of products. We use cosmetics product everyday but we do not really thinking about we have not consider the system of production to disposal. The video emphasize the system of toxics in and toxics out. During the running of system carcinogen, neurotoxins, reproductive toxins soak into the product even baby product. However, the manufacturing enterprises will not allow their product stick something like toxicity symbol. If they stick lead symbol on the lip stick body I will never buy lips again. It does not mean that we can do nothing for our lives. As a consumer we must hold together and formulate feasible as well as effective law which benefit for all consumers.

Also, the manufactured demand is the main problem bottled water which includes scaring, seducing and misleading consumers. In this video I realize there is no difference between tap and bottled water, even the bottled water influence our buy decision through advertisement and propagandize. They maximize advantages of bottled water like natural, safety and quality, but they emphasize this advantages by depreciate tap water and scaring consumers. For example they said, “When we’re done, tap water will be relegated to showers and washing dishes.” They always said their water are natural and come from some mountain but they have not told us water is coming from tap water. They are lie to consumers and do not tell us they waste how much oil and energy and the 90% bottle go to landfill rather than recycle. Like the video shows, the bottles sent to India and it means through bottles into others backyard. As a designer and a consumer, we must consider our environment and rights.