A new study finds troubling levels of toxic metals in lipstick, lip gloss and other cosmetics. Click the link below to view a short video where Doctor John Salerno, a board-certified family physician located in New York who specializes in complementary medicine, talks about the risks involved and why women must reconsider their cosmetic purchases.
“We would advise, wherever possible, that women either try to find sources where there are toxic metal-free lipsticks, mascaras and eyeliners, etc.,” says Doctor Salerno. “It’s really very, very important. A lot of this clearly can get into the skin and we can show that with blood tests and urine tests.”
The medical implications may be serious because associations have been made between certain metals and health problems, including aluminum exposure and memory loss and cadmium exposure and cancer.
Dr. Salerno also notes an additional Canadian study found 96 percent of the eyeliners, mascaras and bronzers tested contained lead.
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