LIPSTICK ALERT!!! got this email

Lipstick Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!
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> If there is a female you care anything about, share this with her. I did!!!!! I am also
> sharing this with the males on my email list,
> because they need to tell the females THEY care about as well!
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> Recently a brand called "Red Earth" decreased their prices from $67 to $9.90.
> It contained lead. Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.
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> The Brands which contain lead are:
> 1. CHRISTIAN DIOR
> 2. LANCOME
> 3. CLINIQUE
> 4. Y.S.L
> 5. ESTEE LAUDER
> 6. SHISEIDO
> 7. RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)
> 8. CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)
> 9. MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK.
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> The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing cancer.
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> After doing a test on lipsticks, it was found that the Y.S.L. lipstick contained the
> most amount of lead.
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> Watch out for those lipsticks which are supposed to stay longer. If your lipstick stays
> longer, it is because of the higher content of lead.
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> Here is the test you can do yourself:
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> 1. Put some lipstick on your hand.
> 2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.
> 3. If the lipstick color changes to black then you know
> the lipstick contains lead.
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Re: LIPSTICK ALERT!!! got this email

This is a myth....Not true

Re: LIPSTICK ALERT!!! got this email

It's an urban legend

snopes website

Re: LIPSTICK ALERT!!! got this email

do you really think they put lead in lipstick?

Re: LIPSTICK ALERT!!! got this email

I don't think so- all of these brands come with a list of ingredients- these companies cannot afford to lie . . . .

Re: LIPSTICK ALERT!!! got this email

It's a hoax!

The Truth
We've spent a considerable amount of time looking into this one and there is nothing to substantiate the claims of this email.
The most important thing that can be said is that in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration regulates the lead content in food and cosmetics.
The lead levels, if there are any, are tiny and not regarded as harmful by the FDA.

The history of cosmetics does include products with lead content.
According to the folks at Maybelline, certain ancient Greek women were said to have coated their face, necks, and breasts with a white powder before applying color make up.
They didn't realize that the lead content of that white powder was toxic.
In England, Elizabethan women used white lead face paint along with mercury sulfide for rouge.
The attempts at beauty were marked with falling hair, sickness, and even death.

Some companies that manufacture what they call "natural cosmetics" do sometimes claim that mainstream products contain lead.
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Message edited 1/16/2006 4:43:10 PM.