So, we’ve established in the last two entries that 1)on any given day, in any given place, a tube of lipstick, cheap or expensive, may contain lead and that 2)there’s no way to be entirely certain that your lipstick is lead-free.

So, what to do?

Let’s go back to The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics for a call to action. Their report, A Poison Kiss, contains four suggestions:

1. 1. Write or call L’Oreal (the worst offender): See the link below for a sample letter and L’Oreal contact information. http://action.safecosmetics.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=14281
2. Write a letter to the editor.
3. Write your congressperson, governor, or state legislature.
4. Spread the word. Let your friends and family know the truth about the lack of regulation of the cosmetics industry.

There is absolutely no reason for lipstick to contain lead (see the varieties and brands of lipstick that tested lead-free), so let’s demand a change.