Companies put up pretty face as CSE cries toxic makeup
Activist body found high levels of mercury in products such as fairness creams and chromium and nickel in lipsticks Multinationals such as Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and L’Oreal and local companies such as Colorbar Cosmetics and Emami have contested the claims by activist group Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on the levels of metals like mercury, chromium and nickel in their products.