Lipstick and Lead: Lipstick Contains Lead
Lipstick and lead A potent neurotoxin linked to numerous health problems, lead is in more than half of 33 top-brand lipsticks, reports the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
“The latest studies show there is no safe level of lead exposure,” says Mark Mitchell, MD, MPH, director of the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice.
Lipstick contains lead “One-third of the lipsticks exceeded the 0.1 parts per million (ppm) FDA lead limit for candy – a standard established to protect children from directly ingesting lead,” says the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
Since the average woman tends to ingest more than four pounds of lipstick over the course of her life, it’s time to get the lead out. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is calling on manufacturers, suppliers, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to do just that!
While the FDA limits lead in FD&C color additives (sometimes used in lipsticks) to 10 to 20 ppm, the agency doesn’t limit lead or other colorants in these or other cosmetic products. The good news is that it’s possible to make lipstick without lead – and cost isn’t a factor. [source: Taste for Life]
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