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more about #lead more comments → debo matar la zombi goldberry83: Well, that's... unnerving... Of course, ten times the lead in candy is still definitely not going to be much lead. But still! I'm kind of glad I rare... more » missbananafish: The EU has really strict standards when it comes to what goes into makeup, so I don't see why it would be so hard to ramp up our standards...oh that's... more » Questioning Everything: This is something that bugs me. They allow up to a certain amount of otherwise dangerous compounds into our everyday products under the guise that in... more » LaComtesse: "My lords, I may have the weak and feeble body of a woman, but I have the lead face of man. I hath painted mine visage with a tincture of lead for ove... more » wordinedgewise: I was told by my aunt when I started wearing makeup that there are also bleaching agents in lipstick. She found this out from makeup artists she met w... more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: This is kind of mind boggling when you consider that in the olden days, women used lead on their faces to whiten them, and used masks made of birdshit... more » Opti-Miss: I cannot say this enough times: go to [www.cosmeticsdatabase.com]!!! I stopped wearing 99.9% of my cosmetics after I found out my favourite perfume... more » boobookitteh: There's lead in candy? more » Zombies make the heart grow fonder: I never wear lipstick. I live on gloss and balm as though it is water. Until yesterday, when I waltzed into the MAC store and told the guy with beau... more » morninggloria: How disturbing for a teenage male attendee at a "rainbow party" to wake up one morning and discover that he can now use his penis to take the ACT. more » hortense: I will spend whatever amount of money on the company who comes out with the first lipstick called "Get The Led Out." more » andBegorrah: This is why I just wear Wax Lips all day. more » Annabellie: "Lipstick, intended for topical use, is only ingested incidentally and in very small quantities and the FDA does not consider the lead levels that it ... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: The director called the clothier "sleazy" and "adolescent." Takes one to know one, I guess. more » goldenmonkey: Once again I just have to ask who is buying this crap? I've never seen anyone walking around in a lime-green leotard with a tiny little T-shirt over i... more » -
#kissoff
FDA Finds More Lead In Lipstick Than Expected, Still Doesn't Set Standards
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics wants the FDA to set standards to reduce the amount of lead in lipstick because the agency found an average lead level in lipstick ten times higher than its standard for lead in candy. [UPI] -
#ragtrade
Women: American Apparel Doesn't Want Your Size 12 Revenue
- American Apparel is launching a "plus-size" sister label. Called "Colossal Clothing." It's only for the menfolk. [Kempt]
- The company is also busy harassing Woody Allen. The director called the clothier "sleazy" and "adolescent." [Page Six]
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#childrensbooks
Sky, Falling
The British government is warning that children's books produced before 1985, printed with inks/paints containing lead, may prove dangerous if eaten. The fine for peddling contraband Berenstein Bears? $10 grand and a jail term. [Guardian]
