Comments on: Does your lipstick contain lead?

By: Peg

Peg — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:44:40 +0000

BTW, “The Journal of Cosmetic Science” article was in its 2009 July/August issue.

By: Peg

Peg — Sun, 16 May 2010 20:43:00 +0000

Your data for lead content for some of the lipsticks, from the “Campaign for Safe Cosmetics” tests — is LOWER than the FDA tests done in 2007 and published in “The Journal of Cosmetic Science” in its July/August issue.

The FDA report had L’Oreal’s “Riche True Red” at 1.47ppm and Cover Girl’s “Maximum Red” at a whopping 3.06ppm.

Here’s the report’s URL:
http://journal.scconline.org/pdf/cc2009open/cc060n04/p00405-p00414.pdf

As you can see from the FDA report above, lead comes from the color additives, which are merely LIMITED, not banned, as well as from “any ingredient” — namely, ANY OTHER ingredient, whose content can be ANYTHING as long as it “does not cause the cosmetic to be adulterated or
misbranded.”

By: Annyeong

Annyeong — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:41:38 +0000

I heard it on the news too! Are there alternatives besides you know, lip gloss?

Annyeong: Not all the brands have lead…only problem is we’re not too sure which. But if the colors aren’t too deep, then perhaps it’s safer.

By: Doris

Doris — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:30:03 +0000

I wonder if mineral lipstick or lip gloss is a safer alternative? Thanks for the mention, Sesame. Doris: They might be but some lip gloss have other harmful by products.

By: Not all natural lipsticks are lead-free » Viva Woman

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