Lipstick-what men should know !!

why should a man read about lipsticks ? As a responsible adult he should advice against his young kid or pregnant wife using lipstick which contains lead.Yes ,many brands of lipstick contains dangerous amount of lead.And men have aslo started applying some lipstick so you can also read this.
Lipstick manufactured in the United States contains “surprisingly high” levels of lead, according to a new study by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.
More than half (61 percent) of 33 name-brand lipsticks tested in September 2007 contained lead levels ranging from 0.03 to 0.65 parts per million (ppm). One-third of the lipsticks had more lead than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 0.1 ppm limit for lead in candy.
The small amounts of lead in personal care products build up over time in your body, and can lead to a significant accumulation.
Lead is a known neurotoxin that can:
Cause learning, language, and behavioral problems.
Cross the placenta and interfere with normal fetal development.Possibly cause infertility and miscarriage.
Personal care products are a $50-billion industry in the United States, yet the U.S. government doesn't require any mandatory testing for these products before they hit store shelves.

What this means is that women who apply lipstick several times a day could easily be ingesting high amounts of lead over the course of their lifetime, along with any number of other unknown chemical additives.
Lead can affect almost every organ and system in your body, according to the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ATSDR. The main target for lead toxicity is the nervous system, both in adults and children.
Long-term exposure of adults can result in decreased performance in some tests that measure functions of the nervous system, says the ATSDR. It may also cause weakness in fingers, wrists, or ankles.
Lead exposure also causes small increases in blood pressure, particularly in middle-aged and older people and can cause anemia. Exposure to high lead levels can severely damage the brain and kidneys in adults or children and ultimately cause death.
High-level exposure in men can damage the organs responsible for sperm production.
If you want more information you could also read this link .
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/lipstick.asp

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