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The average woman ingests about four pounds of lipstick in her lifetime. If that is not reason enough to be concerned about the ingredients in makeup, consider that the reason transdermal patches for nicotine addiction and hormone replacement therapy work is that the skin is an efficient absorber of the chemicals spread on it.
Cosmetics in the U.S. are required to state the ingredients on the label. However, there is little regulation about what those ingredients can be. Even a 2007 study on lead content in lipstick had to rely on the FDA lead limits for candy, since there are no specif...
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