P&G owned Iams and Eukanuba and sold them after the poisonings. Olay regenerist has some good stuff but come to think of it they've changed a lot of those products too.

My tiny baby (lily) became very sick about 2&1/2 years ago, vomiting tons and pooping blood, she had been eating Eukanuba for several weeks prior to getting sick, we almost lost her, the vet told us to throw the food out, but she's never been able to eat any dog food since. The only thing she can tolorate is boiled boneless skinless chicken breasts minus the rib meat and it must be fresh no frozen. And a teaspoon of pumpkin 2-3 times a week so she gets the fiber to be able to have a bowel movement. If she eats anything but this she starts vomiting. The vet and I both know this is unhealthy for her, but she's been on every perscription food and nothing works..she's maintained weight this way looks and acts healthy..but I believe 100% Eukanuba...did this to my girl.

P&G sucks!!

I switched over to good 'ol witch hazel. It seemed to be the base in most of the products I was looking at. Biggest issue was overcoming looking in the mirror for that young gal with the good skin. I earned these wrinkles, fair & square!

Look at the Mario Badescu site. Excellent products, made in USA, good fragrance and no crap or preservatives. Have used them for years. Love, love. And periodic sales up to 15% off, no shipping plus samples. mariobadescu.com

I'm much lower maintenance these days :). Organic Jojoba oil to moisturize, baking soda to exfoliate and some egyptian magic for really dry skin. At 43 this works. May need some heavier artillery at 50.

practigal....I love my skin. I just 100% refuse to let wrinkles or gravity win. It's principle for me, LOL. I do not give up easily, and in my line of work, how we look is almost as important as what we know & do! OY.....I have a lot of work to do. Ha ha ha ha!!

@sandy1616 I'm not trying to dispute your claims, but the pet food disaster I believe was sometime in 2007. I remember being really mad about it, too... even though we didn't have a dog. It just crushed me... knowing all those poor animals, defenseless... because some worthless, classless, piece of s@!t out there, was more concerned about profits... then others.

It's worth noting though.. P&G wasn't to blame. The *recall* affected over 150 different brands of Pet Food.

Edit - The FDA... has a very lengthy and well written briefing on the events, and why it happened on their website.

http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/SafetyHealth/RecallsWithdrawals/ucm129932.htm

Now... P&G did *sell* off the Iams & Eukanuba pet food brands, sometime in 2014... But, I think they are still being manufactured in the same facility. I *did* a lot of research into this, because I was extremely concerned... when I heard the news about this.

"Mars" pet food... is the company who makes, Pedigree. Not that there's anything wrong, with that brand, per say... It's just, if I was a pet-owner, I wouldn't feed my dog that brand. I'd probably stick with Blue Buffalo or Iams. That's what I'd feel more comfortable with...

There was even a time before P&G took over Iam's in '99. Apparently they substituted some ingredients for slightly more corn-meal, and the sudden change, upset a lot of pets stomachs.

Not that Corn-Meal... is the best ingredient, but... Iam's isn't a bad brand. It's definitely one of the higher tiers, until it's changed...

That's all besides the point though. I have a hard time imagining a bunch of beauty products, being made in China. Are you sure it wasn't something talking about where the plastic packaging was made?

I'm with you on this one. Even though China *has* somewhat stepped up their quality, over the years... I'm not sure, I'd want that stuff on my face.

Laundry Mitch - you are correct. P&G was not solely responsible for the recalls and I didn't intend to imply that. P&G was responsible for taking a trusted brand and lowering the quality was my point. It wouldn't suprise me if their botanical line was produced in China.

Mitch...I wrote two letters already to P&G about their Made in China Botanicals skincare line. The confirmed the items are all Made in China!!!

They gave me a canned response about keeping prices down. I slammed back with Do not insult me or the American Public.....This is all about keeping P&G profits up!! Making skincare products in a country with a horrible reputation for dangerous chemicals, and no moral compass, paying the poor Chinese laborers pennies and then charging the American Consumer full price for a crappy product. Man, I hate P&G!!!

Off topic, but Purina just won a lawsuit against Blue Buffalo for false advertising because they had falsified their ingredient list. Iams was top of the line dog food probably 20 years ago but there are much better choices in the same price range these days.

YAY Purina!

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charging the American Consumer full price for a crappy product.

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That is how they keep inflation low. Otherwise, by now everything would be out of reach of the middle class.

I used to use Art of Shaving shaving cream. Then one day I walk into the store and I'm told they have been acquired by P&G. A few weeks later I find the formula has changed and that it includes parabens. I stop buying the product and send an email to AoS expressing my concerns. They send me a canned response saying parabens are safe. Then a year or so later I find they have a new formula that excludes parabens. But by then it is too late because I switched to a smaller, private brand.

Forget P&G. I did a long time ago and it hasn't made a bit of difference. Now, I don't get angry about many products. China has enough money. They don't need mine. It's very liberating.