I don't wear lipstick often (I'm more of a ChapStick fan), and my aversion to ruby red or petal pink lips may help me avoid slathering my lips in dangerous heavy metals--including lead, according to a report from the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
First toys now lipstick? Where else are labs going to find lead? According to the press release, 33 red lipsticks bought at various locations across the country were tested by an independent lab, and the findings are pretty scary. Sixty-one percent of the lipsticks tested had lead "levels ranging from 0.03 to 0.65 parts per million (ppm)." The FDA limits candy to no more than 0.1 ppm of lead because, it, like lipstick, is digested into the body.
Though it doesn't seem like your favorite L'Oreal, Cover Girl or Dior (three brands that had the highest amount of lead), will do that much damage, lead does build up in the body over time; those two or three applications a day can amount to serious problems down the line.
Though it doesn't seem like your favorite L'Oreal, Cover Girl or Dior (three brands that had the highest amount of lead), will do that much damage, lead does build up in the body over time; those two or three applications a day can amount to serious problems down the line.
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