Toxic Beauty is a documentary feature film about exposure to dangerous substances from commonly trusted beauty products. It features scientists, lawyers, advocates, regulators, politicians, a dynamic whistle blower, survivors and women who have lost their lives. In 1982 epidemiologist Dr. Daniel Cramer linked Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder to ovarian cancer. In 2018, the National Institute of Health’s sister study linked breast cancer to personal care product use. Since the 1960’s, J&J allegedly knew the risks and did nothing.

The film follows the class action lawsuit against J&J and the personal stories of women fighting for justice in a race against time with this deadly disease. Woven throughout the film is a human experiment. As Boston University medical student, Mymy Nguyen, measures her chemical body burden from over 27 products, scientists monitor her shocking results. In the end, the film meets the companies and people who offer solutions and optimism for safer, toxicant free cosmetics.