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OMG!!! IMPORTANT LIPSTICK INFORMATION:
Monday, 8 June 2009
Something to consider next time you go shopping for Lipstick.... ...
This comes from someone who works in the breast cancer unit at: Mt. Sinai Hospital, in Toronto: Dr. Nahid Neman
If there is a female you care anything about,share this with her.
I am also sharing this with the males on my e-mail list, because they need to tell the females THEY care about as well!
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 color 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.
8 June 2009 at 22:30
Had no idea. Good to know.
9 June 2009 at 00:18
isn't that soooo scarey....I found this out many years ago when I started to carry Aveda products in my salon....I am happy to say we have been lead free for many years now!
How can they still sell that stuff???????
great post....so good to get the word out there!!!
m:)
9 June 2009 at 00:38
Sally,
Thanks for posting info.
However, Kevin, who is a MD and has his bachelors in chemistry doesn't see how scratching the color will show the lead content.
Lipstick very well could contain lead! But don't think that is a test for it!!!!
9 June 2009 at 01:27
Wow. And here I thought you were putting something really funny and off-the wall on your blog.
9 June 2009 at 03:30
Hey my dear, I always wonder about this kind of stuff, and when I am pregs always get all freaked out about makeup and shampoo etc. A site I really like is www.snopes.com they have info on all kinds of stuff. Anytime I get an email from someone, I always check it out on there. I found a link for this one that is almost word for word. http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/lipstick.asp
It has all the info on crazy email pics and scary stories and scams. Check it out!
Thanks for being proactive, Lord knows we should be super careful especially with stuff we use everyday and dont consider the danger.
9 June 2009 at 03:35
copy paste, email all
9 June 2009 at 04:35
wow! testing mine later :)
9 June 2009 at 05:47
HOLY cow! WOW! I had NO idea! (I don't wear lipstick, but holy cow!)
Will post this to my facebook!
9 June 2009 at 11:37
that's scary! good think i am a chapstick gal. i never wear lipstick.
9 June 2009 at 21:32
Scary stuff.