Weekly Medical Tips

Chat Me More has written about this subject before after experiencing reaction to certain lipsticks. 

" Finally it's in the news that lipstick does carry lead." Lead was found in 400 lipsticks. The question is what is considered safe? "I personally would chose none."  FDA (Food and Drug Administration) officials, reported the lead concerns are not at a safety concern. Lipstick contains an average of 1.11 ppm lead of the 400 lipsticks that were tested in 2010. 

Result from the latest lipstick-lead survey reported that the lead ranged from .026 ppm to 7.19 ppm. The cosmetic companies that were tested were lipsticks by Estee lauder, the Body Shop,  Clinique and Avon. These companies are parent companies to other brands of lipsticks. The worst lipsticks containing lead were Maybelline's Color Sensation in Pink Petal, which had 7.19 ppm of lead, Loreal Colour Riche in Volcanic, which had 7 ppm, CoverGirl and Nars had 4-to-5 ppm.

Here is the link to see the list of lipsticks and the lead content http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm137224.htm#expanalyses

http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/15/whats-in-your-lipstick-fda-finds-lead-in-400-shades/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Lipstick-Lead-FDA-Survey-Health-139339988.html