Popular Lipstick Brands Contain Lead in Trace Amounts

Even as the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics continues to urge the government to limit the use of lead in cosmetics, the FDA said that the amounts of lead present in the cosmetics posed no danger to the consumers.

"Lipstick, as a product intended for topical use with limited absorption, is ingested only in very small quantities. Our results do not show levels of lead in lipstick that would pose a safety concern. The lead levels we found are within the limits recommended by other public health authorities", the agency said in a statement published on its website.



Source: Medindia