
"Our studies show that there are an incredible amount of bacterial contaminants in makeup products, especially samples," Brooks said. Unfortunately, not every counter follows them," Brooks said.īrooks' study found at least two-thirds of makeup samples had gross bacterial contamination. "So they do have some really good protocols. Elizabeth Brooks has studied makeup counters over the years. Rowan University Biological Sciences professor Dr. "I would hope that big corporations like this, like the Lauder Company, would take it upon themselves to be responsible, and to make changes that really affect the whole industry," Hill's attorney Mark Webb said. "So this has completely destroyed my life." "I've lost my job, I've lost my income," she said. When that didn't happen, she decided to sue the company.

She said she initially wanted her medical costs covered and an apology. "So at this point, my eyesight was continuously blurry, and I am missing weeks at a time at work." "I was having flare up after flare up after flare up after flare up," Hill said. Hill said her autoimmune condition, Lupus, has exacerbated her herpes outbreaks. The WPVI Action News Investigative team repeatedly tried to get a comment from Estee Lauder, the parent company of MAC Cosmetics, but they never heard back.
