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- Title
Do lead (Pb) content of lipsticks expose a health risk to children? A risk assessment study.
- Authors
Öztaş, Demir Mesut; Ulutaş, Onur Kenan; Berkkan, Aysel
- Abstract
Background Lead (Pb) content in lipsticks and potential life-long exposure of which might cause severe effects in consumers are an important concern for public. Thus, studies emphasize that lead exposure has no safe levels. Methods From 10 different brands, in total, 25 solid, gloss and creamy lipsticks are deployed from Turkish markets that are also categorized in two different price ranges. In order to evaluate the blood Pb levels in children, the United States Environmental Protection Agency's 'Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model' is utilized. To assess the health risk of chronic usage both for children and adults, oral daily systemic exposure levels are calculated with the worst-case scenario and are compared with Maximum Allowable Dose Level for lipsticks. For lifetime risk assessment, exposure is assumed to start by age 7, and four different exposure scenarios have been deployed. Results The mean lead content of lipsticks shows significant statistical differences between the high- and low-priced lipstick groups. Daily level and total risk for lifetime Pb exposure from deployed lipsticks are below the acceptable risk levels but long-worn usage of products with routine monitoring of metal content is crucial for sensitive and unintended exposure groups.
- Subjects
TURKEY; TUMOR risk factors; LEAD exposure; RISK assessment; CHILDREN'S health; SAFETY; T-test (Statistics); COSMETICS; CARCINOGENS; PUBLIC health; CONFIDENCE intervals; LEAD; CHILDREN
- Publication
Journal of Public Health, 2024, Vol 46, Issue 3, p335
- ISSN
1741-3842
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pubmed/fdae070