Did you know that most lipstick formulas contain lead? Lead is toxic even at low levels and it has been banned in paint since the late 1970's. So why is it found in lipsticks, a beauty product that most women, like myself wear every single day? We're not talking about the cheap brands here either. Lead has been found in our best selling brands.
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics analysed of a study of lead found in lipstick that was conducted by the FDA. The Campaign for safe cosmetics wants consumers to know that in the majority of the four hundred different lipstick brands and formulas tested in this study, teested positive for lead.
"Recognizing that there is no safe level of lead exposure, we need to be protecting women and children from all levels of exposure," said Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the campaign -- a non-profit coalition of environmental- and cancer-prevention groups.
Stacy Malkan's organization urges the FDA to set limits on how much lead lipsticks can contain. But I don't think that goes far enough. There should be no lead at all. I don't trust the FDA. After all, when the FDA's study found lead in these cosmetics, the general public didn't hear anything about it until a third party took a closer look at their research.
There are many dangers of wearing these products and not just to your own health and well being. What about the children women kiss while wearing it? And what is the effect on unborn children? Anything that touches the skin gets inside our bodies.
Are there brands that seem to contain more lead that others? Well, yes. The group said that five of the nine lipstick brands with the most lead are sold by L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics manufacturer. L'Oreal's "Color Sensational" Pink Petal had the highest levels of lead of any lipstick tested at 7.19 parts per million.
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