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11 Lead-Free Lipsticks for Safer Kisses

The New York Times today explores the latest controversy about lead in lipstick. Here, you'll find 11 brands that tested free of lead in 2007.

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By Deborah Barrow

Leadfree LipstickAvon Ultra Color Rich Cherry JubileeBody Shop Lip Colour GarnetClinique Long Last Lipstick MerlotDior Replenishing Lipcolor Red PremiereEstee Lauder MaraschinoMAC Matte Lipstick Viva Glam 1Revlon Superlustrous Love That RedRevlon Superlustrous Bed of RosesRevlon Colorstay Lipcolor Red VelvetTarte Inside Out Vitamin LipstickWet N Wild Mega Colors Cherry Blossom

It isn't a pretty story. An ingredient so toxic it isn't allowed in paint or gasoline may be lurking in your lipstick.

Lead. You know that stuff that had everyone freaked last Christmas because it was in those toys from China? That stuff. So, here's The Daily Green to the rescue.

According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics' widely hailed study, they found 11 popular lipsticks with no detectable levels of lead. And here's the list!

So why take the chance? These lipsticks are currently on the market, and there's one at every price point. Keep your kisser...and those you kiss...safer with low toxin lipsticks.

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Brand: Avon
Name/Shade: Ultra Color Rich Cherry Jubilee
Price: $6.50

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipstick tested was bought in Massachusetts Aug. 27, 2007.

Avon

Brand: The Body Shop
Name/Shade: Lip Color Garnet
Price: $12

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipsticks tested were bought in Connecticut on Aug. 23, 2007 and in Massachusetts Aug. 27, 2007.

Body Shop, L'Oreal

Brand: Clinique
Name/Shade: Long Last Lipstick Merlot
Price: $14

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipstick tested was bought in Massachusetts Aug. 27, 2007.

Clinique, Estee Lauder

Brand: Dior
Name/Shade: Replenishing Lip Color Red Premiere
Price: $26

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipstick tested was bought in Massachusetts Aug. 27, 2007.

Dior, LVMH

Brand: Estee Lauder
Name/Shade: Maraschino
Price: $22

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipstick tested was bought in Minnesota Aug. 26, 2007.

Estee Lauder

Brand: MAC
Name/Shade: Matte Lipstick Viva Glam 1
Price: $14

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipstick tested was bought in Massachusetts Aug. 27, 2007.

MAC, Estee Lauder

Brand: Revlon
Name/Shade: Superlustrous Love That Red
Price: $7.49

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipstick tested was bought in Connecticut Aug. 27, 2007.

Revlon

Brand: Revlon
Name/Shade: Superlustrous Bed of Roses
Price: $7.49

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipstick tested was bought in California Aug. 23, 2007.

Revlon

Brand: Revlon
Name/Shade: Colorstay Lipcolor Red Velvet
Price: $7.49

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipstick tested was bought in California Aug. 23, 2007.

Revlon

Brand: Tarte
Name/Shade: Inside Out Vitamin Lipstick
Price: $22

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipstick tested was bought in Massachusetts Aug. 27, 2007.

Tarte

Brand: Wet n Wild
Name/Shade: Mega Colors Cherry Blossom
Price: $1.99

The Campaign for for Safe Cosmetics detected no lead in this lipstick. The lipsticks tested were bought in California on Aug. 23, 2007 and Connecticut on Aug. 27, 2007.

Wet N Wild

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