The recent news about lead in lipstick made me look on my cosmetics box and check if the lipstick I am using has lead on it.
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics did a test on lipstick and 400 different lipsticks tested were positive of lead. Lead is a chemical that is present and was banned because of its toxicity level even on small amount. There is no safe level of lead exposure s we really have to be very careful on using products that has lead on it.
Here’s some of the result of test done on lisptick:
- Maybelline Color Sensational, Pink Petal (7.9 ppm)
- L’Oreal Colour Riche, Volcanic, (7.0 ppm)
- NARS Semi-Matte, Red Lizard (4.93 ppm)
- Cover Girl Queen Collection, Ruby Remix, (4.92 ppm)
- Nars Semi-Matte, Funny Face (4.89 ppm)
- L’Oreal Colour Riche, Tickled Pink (4.45 ppm)
- L’Oreal Intensely Moisturizing Lipcolor, Heroic (4.41 ppm)
- Cover Girl Continuous Color, Warm Brick (4.28 ppm)
- Maybelline Color Sensational, Mauve Me (4.23 ppm)
- Stargazer Lipstick, #103 (4.12 ppm)
If you’re interested to know, California’s safety limit is 5.0 ppm for lipstick. Here’s a detailed list of over 1000 lip products and their lead content (CLICK CLICK)
The Daily Green however publish a list of lipstick that are lead free (tested in 2007):
- AVON Ultra Color Rich Cherry Jubilee
- The Body Shop Lip Color Garnet
- Clinique Long Last Lipstick Merlot
- Dior Replenishing Lip Color Red Premiere
- Estee Lauder Maraschino
- MAC Matte Lipstick Viva Glam 1
- Revlon uperlustrous Love That Red
- Revlon Superlustrous Bed of Roses
- Revlon Colorstay Lipcolor Red Velvet
- Tarte Inside Out Vitamin Lipstick
- Wet n Wild Mega Colors Cherry Blossom
