Since it is February it is time to ramp up your romantic side. There might be more kissing going on this month then there has been all year so far. Why? Valentine’s Day is in the air. You will not only want your kisses to be sweet, but you’ll want your kisses to be safe, for the both of you. Here is the first thing that you can do to ensure your kisses are safe the whole year long. Go through your make-up drawer and look at the ingredients in your lipsticks and lip gloss. If you don’t have the ingredient label on your lipstick, throw it away. And, throw away any lipstick or lip gloss that you have had for over one year. It is probably old and the color is outdated anyway.
In most cases, you will swallow most of the lipstick on your lips unless you wipe it off when you eat. Or, when you kiss your date, he will more than likely kiss your lipstick off. Fortunately, sometimes relationships last a long time, KISS (Kiss it simply safe). Keep him tasting only good ingredients from your lipstick and lip gloss. Seal the deal with a KISS!
Try to purchase the safest ingredient lipstick or gloss that you can. Make Valentine’s Day the reminder to restock your lipstick for the year. Here is urgent information on what NOT to buy the next time you make your lipstick purchase. Try not to purchase.
- ©Lead and other metals in your lipstick. There is a 0.1ppm (parts per million) limit set by the US Food and Drug Administration. Some 60% of lipsticks contained trace amounts of lead.
- ©Lead tends to accumulate in the body and can be poisonous.
- ©FD&C (Food, Drug & Cosmetics) or D&C (Drug & Cosmetics) followed by a color and a number are known as coal-tar colors. These are artificial hues that contain harmful constituents that can cause skin irritation, implicated in various forms of cancer, allergic reaction, and contact dermatitis.
- Try to avoid these tints particularly FD&C Blue No.1, D&C Violet No.2, and FD&C Green Numbers. 1 through 3-contain benzene, so you don’t take the chance of getting serious health reactions. Research indicated it increased the risk of leukemia.
- No Parabens (preservatives) these were detected in breast cancer tissue.
- Some lip gloss contains Mica which can contain metals such as lead, aluminum, manganese, and chromium.
Lip gloss has been reapplied as much as 20 times per day. The bottom line is, don’t let your young children pay with lipsticks or lip gloss. Large levels of metals going into a small child may not be a good thing to do. It’s best to treat lipstick, especially the darker shades, like it is something dangerous. And for adults, reapply less frequently.
Try to purchase lipsticks that have ingredients like, natural color, organic vanilla, shea butter, and organic jojoba oil. Remember it’s up to you to keep your kisses kiss worthy.
