Everyone has a choice. You don’t need to use ANY cosmetic. You can stay clean enough to prevent disease with just soap and water.

You are correct that the beauty industry is trying to convince people to buy things they don’t really need. Just like almost every other industry.

The “Natural” arm of the beauty industry is also trying to get people to buy things that they don’t need. There is no proof that these cosmetics are “safer” and they are just as unregulated as the entire cosmetic industry. In fact, most natural products are put out by small companies who follow even less stringent production rules.

You are correct too that life expectancy increases aren’t related much to cosmetics. They are mostly related to all the SYNTHETIC, non-natural cures developed by the pharmaceutical companies. If we leave it up to nature and natural cures, we’d be dying much earlier in life.