Estimates indicate that the average western woman consumes up to 1 kg of lipstick a year. Now that may sound gross by itself, but a recent article in Reuters revealed that more than half the lipsticks of popular brands such as L'Oreal, Cover Girl and Christian Dior actually contain lead.
Further to this, the Campaign for safe Cosmetics tested over 33 lipsticks and it was found that 61% contained detectable levels of lead (0.03 to 0.65 parts per million (ppm)).
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