The average woman ingests 2 to 5 kg of lipstick during her lifetime.
This video illustrates the point.
Not for the faint hearted ....
It does get a bit gross, but so is what goes into the average lipstick.
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"Acceptable Levels?", is a feature length film, in conjunction with learned scientists, doctors, and experts in the field, who will reveal the truth about toxins in the environment, and in ourselves.
Story of Stuff creator Annie Leonard is doing for beauty products what she did for bottled water, cap and trade, and well, Stuff in general, in her new video,
The Story of Cosmetics. It offers a concise explanation of how toxic chemicals end up in our personal care products.