This was forwarded to me:
(Needless to say that a muslim woman don´t need lipstick at all. But for those sisters who still need a reason to stop using it)
Something to consider next time you go shopping for lipstick......
This comes from someone who works in the breast cancer unit at
Mt.Sinai Hospital, in Toronto.
From: Dr. Nahid Neman
If there is a female you care anything about, share this with her. I did!!!!!
I am also sharing this with the males on my email list, because they need to tell the females THEY care about as well!
Recently a lipstick brand called "Red Earth" decreased their price from $67 to $9.90. It contained lead. Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.
The lipstick brands that contain lead are:
1. CHRISTIAN DIOR
2. LANCOME
3. CLINIQUE
4. Y.S.L
5. ESTEE LAUDER
6. SHISEIDO
7. RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)
8. CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)
9. MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK.
The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing cancer.
After doing a test on lipsticks, it was found that the Y.S.L. lipstick contained the most amount of lead. Watch out for those lipsticks which are supposed to
stay longer. If your lipstick stays longer, it is because of the higher content of lead.
Here is the test you can do yourself:
Put some lipstick on your hand.
Use a gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.
If the lipstick color changes to black, then you know the lipstick contains lead.
Please send this information to all your friends, wives and female family members.
This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army MedicalCenter
Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer.
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This information is false and comes from a hoax email. Please check link below:
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/?page=6338
I have recently read that many lipsticks contain lead and this can cause cancer - is this true?
This question has come up because an email circulates from time to time saying that lipsticks contain lead and therefore cause cancer. This isn't true. The email appears to be one of the many hoax emails claiming that a variety of everyday products can cause cancer. We've had deodorant, shampoo, washing up liquid and now lipstick. None of these claims are true and just spread alarm unnecessarily.
This particular email says that a number of well known brands of lipstick contain lead. It claims that the longer your lipstick stays on, the more lead it contains. The email goes on to tell you how to test if the lipsticks you wear contain lead. It suggests that you put some lipstick on your hand scrape a gold ring across it and if the lipstick stripe turns black then it has lead in it. None of this is true.
Will scratching lipstick with a gold ring show you how much lead is in it? Basically no! No such test could give you this information. This seems to be based on some ancient alchemy myth but has become rather garbled.
The UK has strict laws about the production of cosmetic products. Manufacturers cannot sell a new product to the public before it has been safety tested. An organisation called The Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) provides information about regulation of cosmetics in the UK. The CTPA abides by regulations set out by the European Community. These list substances that are banned from cosmetics. Lead is banned from all cosmetics, apart from hair dyes. You are most likely to be exposed to lead if you work in the paint industry or make lead batteries. The Health and Safety Executive monitor workplace health in the UK. They say that lead cannot be absorbed through the skin. If you do have too much lead in your body, the likely results are headaches, sickness, tiredness and irritability. Long term lead exposure may cause problems with kidneys and nerves, not cancer.
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the lead content in food and cosmetics. They say that if there is any lead in lipstick, it is likely to be such a small amount that it will not be harmful. Another American organisation called the National Lead Information Centre provides information about lead hazards. We have searched their website and have not been able to find any references to lipstick posing a threat.
Several websites investigate chain emails. Although we cannot vouch for the content of these, the information we've looked at seems reasonable. They are a good place to start when investigating the claims made in chain emails. They are
0. Break the chain.com
0. Truth or fiction.com
The links will take you to the sites' pages on lead in lipstick. Another site, called Urban legends and Folklore tells you how to spot a hoax email so you may find it useful in the future.
We don't recommend passing on any chain emails. All those that we've ever seen about cancer are false. You'll just be spreading alarm and cluttering up someone else's inbox. If a chain email has an attachment, you certainly shouldn't forward it. It could be a virus.
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