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Lip DISservice
Open Letter to Barbara Mikkelson
Re: Lead in Lipsticks


Dear Barbara "lip service" Mikkelson,
My first question to you... Do you work for FDA or a big cosmetics corporation? Because that would explain why you so passionately defended FDA in your article. Yes, we know FDA does its job. But don't tell me Food and Drug Administration never had to reconsider its positions on some issues! The same could be with lead and other toxins that might be present in lipsticks and other cosmetics. Today it might be okay, but in 20 years from now it could be banned and illegal (after someone discovers a link between those chemicals and, say, cancer)...

Now, as for the actual test of the lipstick... Did you even try to do it??? You go on discarding the test by saying that it's an "optical illusion created when a slash of lipstick is applied to the back of the hand". Well who said we should try in on the back of the hand?.. I did it on my palm... And I did it without expecting it to work (there goes your theory about me really wanting to see something). But in addition to that, I did the test on HALF of the stripe that I drew on my palm, which gave me a better view of what color the lipstick was before.

Since I am not a chemist (and I suspect neither are you), I can't explain why it turned black. But the test worked. So next time if you write an article about something make sure you actually try it or at least talk to people who have.

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