Friday's Urban Legend: FALSEThere's an email message circulating that warns women against the dangers of lead in lipstick.
It's currently #9 on the 25 Hottest Urban Legends. (Incidently, the Barack Obama myth has moved up to #1; see Baracl Obama Is a Closet Muslim).
The message claims that lead causes cancer. This is not true. The message claims that lipstick contains lead. This is correct but the levels are way below those allowed by health rules in civilized countries [Easily Lead].
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Kissing indiscriminately is risky business, so I'm glad to hear at least trace substances are controlled.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the times when animal testing of cosmetics cosmetics became a public discussion, Some women seemed genuinely surprised when they found out that was not tests on men. :-)
If you're buying red lipstick of really high quality, it'll never cause cancer!
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