Lipstick containing lead

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 prices
> >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:
> >
> >1. Put some lipstick on your hand.
> >2. Use a gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.
> >3. If the lipstick color changes to black, then you know the lipstick
> >contains lead.
> >
> >This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical
> >Center Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer