Lead in Lipstick
Lead in Lipstick News and Information
- Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick (PDF)
- Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: A Poison Kiss: The Problem of Lead in Lipstick FAQs
- Campaign for Safe Cosmetics: New Product Tests Find Lead in Lipstick (Press Release)
- Not Just a Pretty Face: L'Oreal Stands Proudly Behind Lead
- Boston Globe: Hazardous levels of lead found in a third of market samples (October 11, 2007)
- Financial Health Zone: Lead in Lipstick - Recall? (October 12, 2007)
- Miami Press: Health Watch: Lipstick Lead October 11, 2007)
- Houston Chronicle: An ugly discovery: Lead in lipsticks a concern (October 11, 2007)
Lipsticks with lead levels higher than 0.1 ppm
- According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report, the brands which exceeded the FDA's 0.1 ppm limit for lead in candy were:
- Maybelline NY Moisture Extreme Scarlet Simmer
- Cover Girl Incredifull Lipcolor Maximum Red
- Peacekeeper Paint Me Compassionate
- Maybelline NY Moisture Extreme Midnight Red
- Maybelline NY Moisture Extreme Cocoa Plum
- Dior Addict Positive Red
- Cover Girl Continuous Color Cherry Brandy
- L'Oreal Colour Riche True Red
- Cover Girl Incredifull Lipcolor Maximum Red
- L'Oreal Colour Riche Classic Wine
- L'Oreal Colour Riche True Red