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bmbcyclist · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 541 Location: EARTH

I was sent a blurb from the study, just thought you ladies might be interested. To test the lipstick for lead, they say to put the lipstick on your hand, rub a gold ring over it, if it turns black, then there is lead in the brand. Glad I switched to AVEDA!

The lipstick brands that contain lead are:

CHRISTIAN DIOR

LANCÔME

CLINIQUE

Y.S.L

ESTEE LAUDER
SHISEIDO

RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)

CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)

MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK.

BikeBoy · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 120

Just checked... Max Factor.
Phew!!! Safe.

SoCalCycling · Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 736 Location: SoCal

What about Revlon and Cover Girl? Guess I'll do the test!

BTW BikeBoy, your forum post was featured on the video that the Pasadena Star News did on the Rose Bowl Ride. If you haven't seen it, there is a link on our home page. Smile

bmbcyclist · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 541 Location: EARTH

I will try to find out the link if there is one to the study for more detailed information.

From: Dr. Nahid Neman
If there is a female you care anything about, Share this with her. I
did!!!!!

I am also sharing this with the males on my e-mail list,
Because they need to tell the females

THEY care about as well!
Recently a lipstick brand called "Red Earth" Decreased their prices
from
$67 to $9.90. It contained lead.

Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.

The lipstick brands that contain lead are:

CHRISTIAN DIOR

LANCÔME

CLINIQUE

Y.S.L

ESTEE LAUDER
SHISEIDO

RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)

CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)

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 colour changes to black,
Then you know the lipstick contains lead.

Walter Reed Army Medical Centre
Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer,
Especially breast cancer!

K2 · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 22

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_lead_in_lipstick.htm
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/lipstick.asp

jh · Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 270

bmbcyclist · Joined: 04 Dec 2005 Posts: 541 Location: EARTH

I guess I fell for the email given it was from someone I knew. How funny. Not to mention, cancer is a sensitive subject.

I am still glad I use AVEDA.....

MacRoadie · Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 415

Don't forget to forward that email to ten people within two hours or your well will dry up, your chickens will stop laying eggs, and your mother-in-law will move in with you...