Would you like polycarbonate with your face cream?

For some time now I have been using a face cream made by DermaE Natural Bodycare that is called “Vitamin A and Green Tea.” I really like the product but when it was time to replace the first jar, I noticed that the triangular recycling logo sat around the plastic reference number “7.” In plastics language, the number “7″ refers to polycarbonate. Polycarbonate plastics are hard and clear and are commonly used for food storage containers, baby bottles, water bottles and tableware (as well as the linings inside food and beverage cans.) And, it seems, cosmetic cream jars. Current wisdom urges consumers to avoid polycarbonate.

The fact is, I switched to this product from another (packaged in glass) to get away from the artificial ingredients of that other big-band cream.

So why, then, does a company that produces an excellent, natural cosmetic product continue to use polycarbonate packaging? The cream that I put on my face has been sitting in polycarbonate for goodness knows how long. Can the plastic leach into cream, I wonder? How much of that polycarbonate, if any, could be absorbed into the body and what would be the risks?

I called the company to ask some questions and a very pleasant young woman said she would have somebody call me the next day. It’s now four weeks later, and I have heard nothing.
Of course, any such change would require considerable lead time to use up warehoused containers, research and order new ones, etc. But from where I sit, it would sure be nice to hear from someone at that company who cares about what their customers think.