Getting Honest with Jessica Alba

Hi, I'm Jessica Alba.

And this is me getting honest with Glamor UK.

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I grew up in a Mexican

American family

and they really feel like girl's hair should be long.

So when I started acting, I actually got a haircut

from Chris McMillan who did the Rachel cut from Friends.

And I think it was actually my first official haircut

that my mom didn't give me.

And my hair was down to my butt.

And when I came home with the Rachel cut,

it was like these like really extreme layers.

My dad tried to ground me.

[laughs] It was so crazy.

I just kind of feel like hair,

you should just have fun with it.

And it grows, so...

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Yes, I believe that I have identified as a feminist

since I could remember identifying as anything.

I do believe that women should be equal to men.

And so does my dad.

There you go, my dad's a feminist too.

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True story.

He did. [laughs]

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That is the truth.

I have been in so many makeup chairs

since I was 12 years old

and I cannot even tell you

the countless amount of eczema rashes,

and random acne and things that would just happen to my face

because of all of the products.

I mean, I would have sneezing fits.

My eyes would swell.

I got, I would get giant welts underneath my eyes.

It makes the closeups actually impossible.

So yeah, I created Honest Beauty

because I was sick of having those types of reactions.

True story.

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Yeah, isn't that weird?

I'm still surprised.

[laughs]

It was called The Honest Life

or it is called The Honest Life.

Yeah, there you go.

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I think the UK and Europe has a great standard.

And at the time there were only like 11 chemicals

banned in the United States

and over a thousand banned in Europe and UK.

And I just wanted us in our country

to at least meet that standard, so.

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I know the sun is not good for the skin.

I know,

but I just love it.

I just love being out in nature.

I love taking hikes.

I love all the beaches.

Like I really haven't met too many beaches that I don't like

as long as there's a warm sun involved.

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I definitely grew up in a household where we recycled,

upcycled,

everything.

There was really very little waste

and my grandmother would MacGyver everything.

Everything had like five purposes,

let me tell you.