my new job? origins marketer

i recently went to the origins store to check out their skin care products. the woman who worked there told me that, due to customer demand, origins has been changing ALL of its products so they no longer include any of the cancer causing ingredients that we're all worried about. since july 2007, they have been phasing out all parabens, propylene glycol, and dea.

in the stores, these changes are more obvious. right on the box, they have the list of all the ingredients that are NOT in their products anymore. but they aren't really doing anything to advertise it on their website. i had to dig through it - eventually finding the information in "about origins" and "product purity."

from their website:
Our products have always been formulated without Phthalates, Petroleum, Paraffin, dyes, mineral oil, the chemical sunscreen PABA and Animal Ingredients (except cruelty-free honey and beeswax.) And Origins tests its products on volunteer panels*.

Recently certain ingredients with previous long histories of safe use in the cosmetic industry have become the focus of attention. In response to consumer desires, Origins initiated a voluntary reformulation program to free our formulas of Parabens, Propylene Glycol and DEA. All existing Origins products have been reformulated and will begin to phase in as they become available through our standard manufacturing process.

Furthermore we use no synthetic fragrances (which are often made from petroleum or its by-products) or synthetic colors in our Skin and Body care products.