22 Brand Toxic Lipstick Containing Lead

Jakarta - 22 Brand Toxic Lipstick Containing Lead -  The body is able to tolerate toxic lead that enter no more than 100 ppm (parts per million). But to be safe, all of the goods or food that humans should ideally do not contain lead or plumbum (Pb) that are harmful to health. Not just toys, lead is also used in blush lip alias lipstick.

The regulatory body of food and medicine in the United States or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently launched a program entitled "Campaign for Cosmetics Safe '.

The Agency conduct research on the analysis of lead content in lipstick. FDA wants consumers to know that 400 lipsticks from various brands have tested positive for lead.

Lead is a toxic metal that has been banned in paint since 1978. Lead can damage nervous connections and cause blood and brain circulation disorders.

Exposure to lead to long-term can cause kidney damage and stomach pain. Lead can affect almost every organ and system in the body, and the effects of lead in through breathing the same as the entry for swallow.

"Realizing that there is no safe level of lead exposure, we need to protect women and children from various levels of exposure, "said one of the founders of the campaign, Stacy Malkan, as reported by FoxNews, Thursday (02/16/2012).

Malkan and his team want the FDA set limits on lead content in lipstick and learn whether there is the danger of lead-containing products are used on human lips , particularly the lips of children and pregnant women. Malkan also said that five of the nine brands of lipsticks with the highest lead content was produced by the world's largest cosmetics manufacturer L'Oreal.

Lipstick output L'Oreal under the theme 'Color Sensational "Pink Petal is the most high content of lead, which is about 7.19 ppm. In comparison, children's products sold in the United States have banned lead content of more than 100 ppm.

In response to this, the L'Oreal later issued a statement that the product is still safe to use and do not exceed the threshold for lead content in accordance with the rules recommended.

"the study of the independent team FDA to be published in the Journal of Cosmetic Science does not assert that the lipstick pose a security problem for millions of women who use it every day. levels of lead detected by the FDA in the study are still within the limits recommended by public health authorities, "L'Oreal said in a statement to Reuters, as quoted from detikhealth.

" the FDA did not find high levels of lead contained in lipsticks. We developed and tested a method for measuring lead in lipstick and did not find levels that could cause health problems, "said FDA spokeswoman, Tamara Ward.

Nonetheless, Malkan said the government should take measures to ensure the safety of users lipstick. An advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States has taken the decision that there is no safe lead exposure for a child in any grade.

Malkan then questioned why the lead is still allowed in lipstick if there is no clear safety standards. He then suggested that the user lipstick reconsider the use of the product lip rouge.

Lead poisoning will show symptoms such as weakness, lethargy, abdominal pain, constipation and headache. Specialized in children, these symptoms can be accompanied by seizures, delirium and even coma.

If poisoning is not very severe, the patient is moved to keep away from sources of pollution. Medical attention is needed if the poisoning is severe enough, although normally would have fatal consequences.

Here are 22 lipstick 400 lipstick encountered still have lead content, although the numbers a bit like finding the FDA is extracted from the sample at some stores during February and July 2010, whose results were announced in December 2011:

1. Maybelline: Color Sensational 125 Pink Petal. Production L'Oréal USA, the lead content of 7.19 ppm

2. L'Oréal: Colour Riche Volcanic 410. Production L'Oréal USA, the lead content of 7.00 ppm

3. NARS: Semi-Matte 1005 Red Lizard. Shiseido production, the lead content of 4.93 ppm

4. Cover Girl Queen Collection: Vibrant Hues Color Q580 Ruby Remix. Production Procter & Gamble, the lead content 4.92 ppm

5. NARS: Semi-Matte 1009 Funny Face. Shiseido production, the lead content of 4.89 ppm

6. L'Oréal: Colour Riche 165 Tickled Pink. Production L'Oréal USA, the lead content of 4.45 ppm

7. L'Oréal: Intensely Moisturizing Lipcolor 748 Heroic. Production L'Oréal USA, the lead content of 4.41 ppm

8. Cover Girl: 025 Color Continuous Warm Brick. Production Procter & Gamble, the lead content of 4.28 ppm

9. Maybelline: Color Sensational 475 Mauve Me. Production L'Oréal USA, the lead content of 4.23 ppm

10. Stargazer: Stargazer Lipstick 103. Production, lead content of 4.12 ppm.

11. Revlon: Matte 009 Fabulous Fig. Revlon production, the lead content of 3.32 ppm

12. Sonia Kashuk: Luxury Lip Color 27 mauvey. Production Target Corporation, the lead content of 3.12 ppm.

13. Avon: Beyond Color 558 Mad For Mauve. Avon production, lead content of 3.08 ppm.

14. Burt's Bees: Lip Shimmer d Toffee. Production Clorox Company, the lead content of 2.81 ppm
15. Lancôme: Color Design Metallic d Work It !. Production L'Oréal USA, the lead content of 2.28 ppm.

16. MAC: Frost d Metal Maven. Production of Estée Lauder, the lead content of 2.28 ppm.

17. Almay: Hydracolor 545 Pink Pearl. Revlon production, lead content of 2.21 ppm.

18. Fashion Fair: 8907 Berry Finishings Bourgeois. Production of Johnson Publishing Company, the lead content of 2.18 ppm.

19. Mary Kay: 014 337 Sheer Creme Blush. Production of Mary Kay, the lead content of 2.09 ppm.

20. Jafra: 814 Pure Ultra Creamy Blush. Production of Jafra Cosmetics International, the lead content of 2.08 ppm.

21. Estee Lauder's Prescriptives: Colorscope 24 Apricot Shimmer Blossom. Production of Estée Lauder, the lead content of 2.07 ppm.

22. Rimmel London: Lasting Finish 058 Drop Of Sherry. Coty production, lead content of 1.98 ppm.

Source: Detik

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