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.