There’s been a lot of recent hype about lipsticks and lead. According to, The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, a non-profit advocacy group that works to monitor toxicity in the cosmetics industry, several top brand-name lipsticks were found to contain lead.

According to TheDailyGreen.com, a website devoted to environmental and consumer safety issues, “ Lead is a proven neurotoxin that can cause learning, language and behavioral problems such as lowered IQ, reduced school performance and increased aggression. Pregnant women and young children are particularly vulnerable to lead exposure. Lead easily crosses the placenta and enters the fetal brain where it can interfere with normal development.”

Although the Cosmetic Toiletry and Fragrance Association states that those products identified in the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics (CSC) as containing lead, are safe and meet the standards established by the The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), some concerned consumers prefer to play it safe and purchase only “completely lead-free lipstick.”

Stay tuned for those lead-free lipsticks available on Pricegrabber.com.

Posted on May 10th, 2008 by Olivia Zaleski