Lipsticks and lead content

As a longer-lasting lipstick on her lips are even more likely to have lead, a metal that affects the nervous system.
Besides the healthy ingredients, many cosmetic products contain chemicals that harm us. One of these is lead, which appears frequently in some lipsticks. Special attention should be paid lip lipstick last long, because they were in a higher composition of lead.

Lead is a heavy metal toxic to humans. "In nature, lead is found spread in the form of compounds: lead sulphide, which is prepared from lead, white lead carbonate, lead, and anglezitul lead chromate, lead sulfate. This lead in lipstick is related to its resistance. "Indeed lip adhesion in this case is provided by lead. "Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, an organization that fight to protect American consumers, found that nearly two thirds (61%) of the 33 brands of lipsticks tested contain surprisingly large amounts of lead. Although the U.S. Food Drug Administration ans has not set a maximum limit of lead content in lipsticks, the maximum food allowance is 0.1 per million units. Third of the lipsticks tested exceeded this concentration analyzed, and contrary to expectations, the highest concentrations of lead were found in expensive lipsticks:

- L'Oreal Colour Riche "True Red" - 0.65 ppm- L'Oreal Colour Riche "Classic Wine" - 0.58 ppm- Cover Girl Incredifull Lipcolor "Maximum Red" - 0.56 ppm- Dior Addict "Positive Red" - 0.21 ppm
Gold TestTo check whether a lipstick contains lead, apply it on your hand, rub the portion covered with lipstick with a gold ring. If the lipstick contains lead, contact with gold, will be blackened.