Halloween Face Paints May Be Toxic
If your kids are going to paint their faces this Halloween, you may want to think twice, according to a new report released.
The report, issued by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, is titled: Pretty Scary: Could Halloween Face Paint Cause Lifelong Health Problems? They tested 10 face paint products, stuff that is widely available via the Internet or in craft or Halloween stores.
“All 10 face paint products tested contained lead, and six out of 10 had known skin allergens, including nickel, cobalt or chromium, at levels above recommendations of industry studies,” said Stacy Malkan, the campaign’s co-founder and a co-author of the report. Malkan is also the author of Not Just a Pretty Face, a 2007 book detailing what she sees as the potentially hazardous ingredients in cosmetics.
That is scary. The stuff on that list is some toxic mumbo-jumbo. For the full story, hit the link. I would say, just don’t paint your face.
Last Updated on October 29th, 2009
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