Lipstick is probably the most important part of any girl or woman's makeup kit because no makeup kit is complete without one or more lipsticks of different colors and brands. There is no doubt that lipstick helps in enhancing the beauty of your face manifold. The lipstick works to add glamor to your personality but at what cost? Do you know that this beautiful-looking lipstick has many serious side effects too? Your favorite lipstick is made of various chemicals like lead, chromium, etc. All these chemicals along with reducing the natural shine and beauty of your lips also harm your health in many ways. Not only this, we often consume some part of lipstick along with food and beverages. Therefore, you need to know how your lipstick can harm you and your health, women need to be aware of its side effects to be health conscious. For this reason, we are telling below in detail about the damage caused by lipstick and the chemicals present in it.
Chemical
Many types of chemicals are also used in the manufacture of lipstick, which can have toxic effects on the body. Lead is also used in many lipsticks. Especially, to make lipstick color. Manganese, lead, and cadmium are used to make color in lipstick. Due to the chemicals present in it, there can be problems like the darkening of the lips and their frequent drying.
Allergies
It is believed that using lipstick can also cause allergies. According to research, when the artificial dye used in it reaches inside the body through the mouth, it can cause allergies and dermatitis ie itching, swelling, and red rashes on the skin.
Stomach problem
Using lipstick also increases the risk of stomach problems. According to research, many chemicals are used in beauty products applied to the lips. These chemicals also include lead. Due to the lipstick applied on the lips, lead can reach the stomach through the mouth, due to which there can be stomach pain, and kidney and liver-related problems. It has been clearly stated in the research that although a small amount of lead is found in lipstick. Despite this, repeatedly applying lipstick containing metal on the lips, can cause problems by reaching the stomach.
Kidney failure
Using lipstick regularly can also result in kidney failure. This is due to the large amount of cadmium present in the lipstick. Stomach tumors are also another problem that can occur due to the presence of this toxic chemical.
Harmful to pregnancy
Due to the lead used to make lipstick, it can also be dangerous for pregnancy. It can harm a pregnant woman and her fetus. Because of this, there can be problems with abortion. Lipstick can reach the stomach through the lips, which can increase the level of lead in the blood. In pregnant women, lead can easily cross the placenta, increasing the risk of congenital lead toxicity in the baby.
Toxins in the body
Most of the women keep the lipstick on all the time, even while eating, and many times by mistake the lipstick goes inside the body along with the food. Due to this, the toxins present in the lipstick start accumulating in the body over time and cause poisoning. The intake of these metals is more than 20 percent of their accepted daily intake limit.
