March 17th, 2010 I got this email, and I’m wondering if its true.?
This comes from someone who works in the breast cancer unit at Mt. Sinai Hospital , in Toronto .
From: Dr. Nahid Neman
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.
Please send this information to all your girlfriends, wives and female family members.
This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre. Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer
It is true that lead is a chemical that causes cancer and is used to Create red colour and it’s variations for different products,mostly cheap ones like chinese toys,lipsticks etc..Taste of the pudding lies in eating it.So try the gold ring test on Red Earth or any of the listed brands if you are using them.Then try it on any other standard brand which you are using.You will get to know the facts and act accordingly irrespective of the fact weather it’s a sales gimmick or otherwise.
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on March 17th, 2010 at 21:54
Looks like you are telling, and not asking.
if it is the case, then stop wearing..
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on March 17th, 2010 at 22:08
i don’t know if its true but there are lead test strips yo can get to find out.I don’t think it would be legal to sell if it had a dangerous amount it might have a little.
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on March 17th, 2010 at 22:20
no. http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_lead_in_lipstick.htm
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on March 17th, 2010 at 22:58
It is true that lead is a chemical that causes cancer and is used to Create red colour and it’s variations for different products,mostly cheap ones like chinese toys,lipsticks etc..Taste of the pudding lies in eating it.So try the gold ring test on Red Earth or any of the listed brands if you are using them.Then try it on any other standard brand which you are using.You will get to know the facts and act accordingly irrespective of the fact weather it’s a sales gimmick or otherwise.
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on March 18th, 2010 at 12:25
I dont know about the lead contained in lipsticks, but I do know if this was something that was a problem, it wouldent have just been emailed to people. It would have been taken off shelves. There would have been lawsuits in the news from people who claimed that they got cancer from them. There would be a definate site online detailing the information. You would be able to find a warning on the FDA site. Here is the link! http://www.fda.gov/Cosmetics/ProductandIngredientSafety/ProductInformation/ucm137224.htm#q6
I’m a fine arts graduate and we dealt with colour mixes on useable pottery (such as jugs, plates, bowls, ect.) and its true that at one time lead was added to reds that were put in cosmetics and colouring agents like the slips and glazes they use on dishes, but as time has come along, and people have done more studies and realised the dangers of lead and other chemicals, there have been limitations put on them. Believe me, there is no cosmetic company that wants to pay 1 billion dollars to someone who has developed cancer, x 1 million because of their product.
In the mean time, if you get an email claiming something like that, NEVER forward it on. Most of them aren’t true, and they usually contain information for spammers, hackers and most of all, trackers. Always check the information out on sites like snopes.com or the FDA site.
Hope this helps!