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| | The Smart Healthy Toxic-Free and Organic/Green Living Network is not currently active and cannot accept new posts | | Does anyone know if this is true? Lead in Lipstick - oh my! | Views: 198 | | Apr 08, 2006 1:54 am | | Does anyone know if this is true? Lead in Lipstick - oh my! | # | 
Connie Clark | |
Did you know -
Recently a brand called "Red Earth" decreased their prices from $67 to $9.90. It contained lead. Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.
The Brands which contain lead are:
1. CHRISTIAN DIOR
2. LANCOME
3. CLINIQUE
4. Y. S. L
5. ESTEE LAUDER
6. SHISEIDO
7. RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)
8. CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)
9. MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK.
The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing Cancer. After doing a test on lipsticks, it was found that the Y. S. L. lipstick contained the most amount of lead.
Watch out for those lipsticks which are supposed to stay longer. If your lipstick stays longer, it is because of the higher content of lead.
Here is the test you can do yourself:
1. Put some lipstick on your hand.
2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick
3. If the lipstick color changes to black then you know the Lipstick contains lead.
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I will be on vacation all next week, starting April 8 through April 15. So I will not be able to Post any of your submissions until I get back from Mexico.
Best wishes for a wonderful week!
Warmly,
Connie
http://www.RevItUp.myffi.biz
Private Reply to Connie Clark | | Apr 08, 2006 3:53 pm | | re: Does anyone know if this is true? Lead in Lipstick - oh my! | # | 
Yvonne Osinga-Bisk | | Connie,
I believe it is true, but I posted it once on a group and got an e-mail from someone saying it was a hype. I will try to find the e-mail for you.
I always use
http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/index.php
to check products and ingredients!!
Yvonne
Levittown, NY
http://hbisk.WhyWellness.comPrivate Reply to Yvonne Osinga-Bisk | | Apr 20, 2006 1:30 pm | | re: re: Does anyone know if this is true? Lead in Lipstick - oh my! | # | 
Jane Smith, RHN, RNCP | | If you go to www.snopes.com and search "lead in lipstick" it will bring up an interesting article that although says the email is false...does concur that their is in fact lead in some colorants....but miniscule amounts ....here is a portion of the email. I still believe any amount of lead is too much despite what the FDA says. they have been wrong before.
"We spoke with a compliance officer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the possibility of lead being present in lipsticks. All dyes used in foodstuffs or cosmetics have to be vetted by the FDA for safety, and although some of the colorants the FDA grants approval to do contain lead, it is present in such miniscule amounts that is has no adverse effects on consumers. Manufacturers who wish to do business in the USA are restricted to the use of FDA-certifiable colors only; otherwise their products will not be allowed in the country or onto the shelves of American stores. Each of these approved dyes has its own rigid set of specifications which must be adhered to. For instance, F&C Red #6 cannot contain more than 20 parts per million of lead (also not more than 3 parts per million of arsenic or 1 part per million of mercury). As for how stringent these requirements are, every time a manufacturer prepares a batch of dye for use in its products, it has to submit a sample from that batch to the FDA for certification. The FDA's certification process is exhaustive and exhausting. And only the FDA can certify colors as safe — no one else has that authority. "
Jane
> Yvonne Osinga-Bisk wrote:
> Connie,
>
>I believe it is true, but I posted it once on a group and got an e-mail from someone saying it was a hype. I will try to find the e-mail for you.
>
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>I always use
>
>http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep2/index.php
>to check products and ingredients!!
>
>
>Yvonne
>Levittown, NY
>http://hbisk.WhyWellness.com Private Reply to Jane Smith, RHN, RNCP | | |
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