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I found this out not long ago but I wanted to get the word out as soon as possible. 33 popular lipstick brands were tested in 2009 by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and the results have finally been published. It is absolutely ASTOUNDING because so many of the popular lipsticks we rant and rave about are on this list.
L'oreal is the producer of the top 10 most lead-contaminated brands of lipsticks. Brands that are contaminated include:
1. Estee Lauder
2. MAC
3. Clinique
4. Wet n Wild
5. Dior
6. Benefit
7. Maybelline
8. Cover Girl
9. Revlon
10. Mary Kay
11. Bobbi Brown
12. NARS
13. Avon
14. Shiseido
15. Clarins
16. Chanel
17. Rimmel
18. Burt's Bees
19. Elizabeth Arden
20. Almay
16. ...and many many more
With that said, I don't think ALL lipsticks from each of these brands are contaminated with lead. In this list, you can check for the specific shade(s) that are contaminated.
Just to throw a few out there, some of the lipsticks on the very very extensive list include MAC Angel, Clinique Black Honey, MAC Lady Danger, MAC Red, MAC Viva Glam I, MAC Show Orchid, Maybelline Nearly There. I'm listing a lot of MAC lippies not because I'm picking on them, but because MAC is probably the most talked about brand in the blogging world.
So what does this all mean? Research shows that there is no safe level of lead, and yet the FDA claims that there is no concern for the level of lead in lipsticks. In fact, the FDA does not have a limit on lead in cosmetics and have never been very restrictive on beauty products in general. At the very least, however, cosmetic companies should be REQUIRED to list ALL their ingredients on he label, which they currently are not.
Here are the lead-contaminated lippies (that I know of) that I dug out of my own personal collection:
Wet n Wild Red Velvet, L'oreal Undeniably Mauve, Maybelline Madison Mauve, and Maybelline Mauve Me.
I haven't decided what to do with these lipsticks yet. I originally wanted to throw them out immediately, but I wonder what good it would actually do me. All cosmetics that are not organic and natural are probably bad for us in one way or another, and all the food we eat is also processed and contaminated to some point as well. With that said, I don't think that this makes it okay for there to be lead in our lipsticks in the first place. You see how I'm bouncing back and forth here?
In any case, I wanted to put the facts out there and let you all decide for yourself what to do about the lipsticks. I think one thing we can all agree on is that there should not be lead in our lipsticks to begin with, so we can email or facebook message many of the companies listed about lowering or eliminated the lead in lipsticks.
If you would like to read more about lead in lipsticks and see the extended list of lipsticks tested, please check out these very helpful and informational sites:
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=223
http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm137224.htm#expanalyses
L'oreal is the producer of the top 10 most lead-contaminated brands of lipsticks. Brands that are contaminated include:
1. Estee Lauder
2. MAC
3. Clinique
4. Wet n Wild
5. Dior
6. Benefit
7. Maybelline
8. Cover Girl
9. Revlon
10. Mary Kay
11. Bobbi Brown
12. NARS
13. Avon
14. Shiseido
15. Clarins
16. Chanel
17. Rimmel
18. Burt's Bees
19. Elizabeth Arden
20. Almay
16. ...and many many more
With that said, I don't think ALL lipsticks from each of these brands are contaminated with lead. In this list, you can check for the specific shade(s) that are contaminated.
Just to throw a few out there, some of the lipsticks on the very very extensive list include MAC Angel, Clinique Black Honey, MAC Lady Danger, MAC Red, MAC Viva Glam I, MAC Show Orchid, Maybelline Nearly There. I'm listing a lot of MAC lippies not because I'm picking on them, but because MAC is probably the most talked about brand in the blogging world.
So what does this all mean? Research shows that there is no safe level of lead, and yet the FDA claims that there is no concern for the level of lead in lipsticks. In fact, the FDA does not have a limit on lead in cosmetics and have never been very restrictive on beauty products in general. At the very least, however, cosmetic companies should be REQUIRED to list ALL their ingredients on he label, which they currently are not.
Here are the lead-contaminated lippies (that I know of) that I dug out of my own personal collection:
Wet n Wild Red Velvet, L'oreal Undeniably Mauve, Maybelline Madison Mauve, and Maybelline Mauve Me.
I haven't decided what to do with these lipsticks yet. I originally wanted to throw them out immediately, but I wonder what good it would actually do me. All cosmetics that are not organic and natural are probably bad for us in one way or another, and all the food we eat is also processed and contaminated to some point as well. With that said, I don't think that this makes it okay for there to be lead in our lipsticks in the first place. You see how I'm bouncing back and forth here?
In any case, I wanted to put the facts out there and let you all decide for yourself what to do about the lipsticks. I think one thing we can all agree on is that there should not be lead in our lipsticks to begin with, so we can email or facebook message many of the companies listed about lowering or eliminated the lead in lipsticks.
If you would like to read more about lead in lipsticks and see the extended list of lipsticks tested, please check out these very helpful and informational sites:
http://safecosmetics.org/article.php?id=223
http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm137224.htm#expanalyses
