Lipsticks contain twice as much toxic lead as they did just five years ago

Business Insider

February 15, 2012

Mandi Woodruff

In “Lipstick and Lead: Questions and Answers,” the FDA lays out the results of an exhaustive analysis of 400 different lipsticks, the majority of which can be found at any local drugstore.

The last study of its kind was conducted in 2007 and since then, the average amount of lead in lipstick has doubled.