Is lipstick poisonous if eaten? Finally there is an answer

As a contemporary exquisite pig girl, lipstick has become an indispensable item in daily life.

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But at the same time, I am worried that the lipstick on my lips may be accidentally ingested.

Will this be harmful to the body?

For example, the girl below is eating a sandwich.

Ah~ look at that bright lipstick mark

The secret filming was discovered, and I ran away.

How much lipstick does a girl use every day? Let's take a look at how much lipstick a girl uses every day.

In fact, some people have studied this issue.

In 2005, a foreign study conducted statistics on the lipstick usage of 360 women (aged 19-65) within two weeks.

It was found that the average daily lipstick usage of respondents was 24 mg.

If you use 24 mg per day, then the amount per year is 24*365=8760 mg, which is 8.76 grams.

Take MAC lipstick as an example. One lipstick weighs 3 grams. If you use it every day, you can use up about 3 MAC lipsticks in a year.

Of course, this data is idealized and unlikely in reality.

Because fairies rarely use up a lipstick completely, after all, the best-looking lipstick is always the next one.

When you have a "new love", you may forget your "old love", otherwise why are there so many expired lipsticks?

Are there heavy metals in lipstick? Many people use the blackening of silver bracelets to test whether there are heavy metals in lipstick, but these folk methods are unscientific. Detecting heavy metals requires professional laboratories and equipment.

In addition, lipsticks from regular brands and regular channels on the market must meet the requirements of the "Technical Specifications for Safety of Cosmetics 2015 Edition", and heavy metals are generally qualified.

In 2010, the US FDA also tested 400 major-brand lipsticks on the market for heavy metal lead.

The average value of the detected amount is 1.11ppm, which is lower than our country's limit of 10ppm and is within the safe range.

So you don’t need to worry too much about heavy metals in lipstick.

Is it okay to eat lipstick? Although regular lipsticks are generally qualified for heavy metals, what will happen if you accidentally eat it while eating or drinking after applying it on your lips?

Next, let’s take a scientific look at whether there are any problems with excessive heavy metals when consuming lipstick.

Taking heavy metal lead as an example, let’s compare it with the daily salt and lipstick.

In general, if you buy lipstick from regular brands and regular channels, you don’t have to worry too much about heavy metal issues, and it’s not likely to be a problem if you eat it occasionally.

But you should still try to reduce your intake as much as possible. After all, no matter how safe cosmetics are, they cannot be eaten.

In addition, it is recommended that pregnant women, cheilitis patients and other sensitive groups reduce the use of lipstick.