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Lead in Lipstick: Health Risks Revealed by hello is a document available to read on EtoBox.
- A 2007 study found lead in 61% of lipsticks tested, with levels up to 0.65 parts per million, and an expanded 2010 FDA study found lead in 400 lipsticks at levels up to 7.19 ppm. - While the amount of lead per lipstick application is small, the cumulative exposure over a lifetime of daily applications can add up to a significant amount of ingested lead given that women may apply lipstick 2-14 times per day. - The document discusses the health risks of lead exposure and argues that both the cosmetics in
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- hello
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- EN