regulate cosmetics for safety

Every woman who puts on lipstick, be it your grandmother, your mother, your daughter or your grandaughter risks the ingestion of lead or other harmful ingestables. Even lip gloss that your pre-teen uses contains harmful chemical that are not regulated by the FDA because they feel that the cosmetics are not consumed purposely. However, if a lipstick, lip balm, lip gloss is on an individual's lips, it is likely that some of the product will be ingested. Chemicals and lead are also absored through the skin and can be harmful to an individual's health. In the 1800's there was so much lead in makeup many women became sterile or died from it. Though there is currently less lead. Use of products containing lead and other chemicals are harmful to those who use them.