Asbestos Found In Makeup Sold To Tweens And Girls
‘Should girls and young teens wear makeup? That’s usually a debate surrounding maturity and self-image. Maybe the more important question is this – are cosmetics safe for girls and teens?
A report by WTVD found the toxic carcinogen asbestos, along with four heavy metals, contaminating a line of makeup sold to girls and young teens at Justice Stores.
Scientific Analytical Institute, a private lab in Greensboro, North Carolina tested the cosmetics.
Asbestos was discovered in the brand’s “Just Shine Shimmer Powder.”
Asbestos is a mineral fiber found in the Earth that can cause mesothelioma (a rare lung cancer), lung cancer, and asbestosis – a serious long-term non-cancer lung disease.’
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