Stiftung Warentest: Study on lipsticks should scare consumers

Lipsticks have been part of the common ideal of beauty for decades.

However, a study by Stiftung Warentest now casts a bad light on numerous products.

Berlin / Munich - "You should kiss red lips" - is the name of a well-known song.

The songwriter was hardly worried about the possible negative effects: As the Stiftung Warentest found in a study, the health situation around this beautification process is "sobering":

Stiftung Warentest examines lipsticks - some eat "up to five pens a year"

According to the study, all 17 tested lipsticks in rose wood tones contained residues of titanium dioxide.

This is no longer classified as safe by the European Food Safety Authority.

Stiftung Warentest comes to a conclusion that will cause horror for regular lipstick users: "Those who make up their lips every day eat up to five lipsticks a year" is the thesis of the non-profit organization *.

A product comparison carried out by Greenpeace has already shown that products from the cosmetics industry should be consumed with caution and may be harmful:

Of the lipsticks tested, not a single item achieved the rating good, two were unsatisfactory and the rest were merely satisfactory.

Anyone who thinks they are making better health choices by using organic products will be disappointed:

Lipsticks contaminated with mineral oil: one should beware of this ingredient

Natural cosmetics were also contaminated with titanium dioxide.

And what does the price say?

The product testers rated both a lipstick for 38 euros and a cheap product for around four euros as unsatisfactory.

These are contaminated with mineral oil-like substances that could accumulate in the organs.

In order to avoid products with titanium dioxide, consumers should pay attention to the ingredients.

The indication CI77891 refers to the ingredient titanium dioxide.

The Stiftung Warentest found something surprising a few months ago with day creams *: Expensive creams in particular disappoint expectations, while inexpensive products get better grades.