Comments on: More on Lead In Lipsticks

By: lastoneoutdude

lastoneoutdude — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:08:20 +0000

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By: mkrules

mkrules — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:53:07 +0000

Ok well there you have it. Thanks, Shades, for “the rest of the story”.

By: shadesofpink

shadesofpink — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:38:00 +0000

Hey I have even more light to shed on this. MKC left a message in response to my email (yea, I called AND emailed). This response said the following:

- There is no lead added to MK products. The FDA does not allow the addition of lead to any product, however, lead occurs naturally in water and, therefore, there can be traces of lead found in anything made with natural ingredients. It is not an added ingredient, so lead is not listed as an ingredient.

So, MK Rules, you are 100% CORRECT! No lead is added, but it’s near impossible to avoid having it in there.

By: shadesofpink

shadesofpink — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:41:46 +0000

I think so. The woman I talked to didn’t say there is or isn’t lead. What she said was, “lead is a natural ingredient. It is possible the lipstick may contain lead because it is a natural ingredient and is found in tap water and the air we breathe.”

I was talking to my husband about this whole thing and he said it’s all media hype anyway. He said if we made it through the 1970’s, we shouldn’t be too worried about cosmetics today. He said the media is running out of new things to talk about so they resort to this stuff. I have to say I agree with him just a little bit.

By: mkrules

mkrules — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:39:04 +0000

Well in the above MKC statement, it says they do not USE lead, not there is NO lead. So I dunno, I thought that was close to being the same thing?

By: shadesofpink

shadesofpink — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:43:06 +0000

I don’t think it’s possible to state there is NO lead because lead is a natural occurring element in the air and water. So, what they told me is that it is possible for the lipstick to contain lead, however, the amounts that have been detected are easily within the FDA and EPA guidelines.

MK Rules is probably making a good assumption that yes, there is lead and no, there is no additional lead. Plus, MK hires professionals to regulate and monitor the content to ensure the products are 100% safe for consumers.

By: mkrules

mkrules — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:19:43 +0000

Ok, what I have heard in the past from my director is that the only lead in our lipsticks is what is deposited from the surrounding air. So perhaps the reason for the different responses is that yes, there is lead in the lipstick, but no, MKC does not PUT lead in them. That makes sense to me.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:52:21 +0000

Before I sent out the email I wrote that’s in the other post on lead in lipsticks, I called MKC Medical Relations and they told me that there is no lead in our lipsticks. Period. I talked to them at length about the news reports (and they knew about them) and they were adamant about no lead in our lipsticks. And that conversation formed the basis for my email. That and MKCs Product Promise.

I’m surprised that Shades was given what seems to be drastically different information than I was given.

By: shadesofpink

shadesofpink — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:15:12 +0000

Hey! I called MKC this morning and this is what I learned:

- MKC is aware of the recent news media surrounding this topic over the past few weeks.

- Lead is a natural ingredient found everywhere–including in drinking water and the air. It is very possible there is lead content in MK lipstick, however, there are acceptable amounts.

- Mary Kay hires toxicologists to evaluate the lead levels in its products and to ensure they are in compliance with FDA and EPA guidelines.

- Currently, MK Lipsticks exceed the FDA guidelines for lead content; meaning the levels fall far below the allowable content (lead content is very low in MK lipstick and can be deemed safe).

- When speaking with your customers, assure them that Mary Kay, Inc. holds its customers’ health and safety in high regard and do all things possible to provide a safe product to the public.

Hope this helps!