Traces of Lead, Heavy Metals Found In Lipstick. The New York Times (8/16, Blum) “Well” blog reported that in 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration reported that the majority of lipsticks on the market contain traces of lead, but at a level posing “no real or unusual health risk,” even though many health experts worry about accumulations of lead over time. Now, a study published in the May issue of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives has “found traces of cadmium, cobalt, aluminum, titanium, manganese, chromium, copper and nickel in 24 lip glosses and eight lipstick brands.” These findings raise further “questions about what happens if these metals are swallowed or otherwise absorbed on a daily basis.”
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:32:15 +0000
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