Lipsticks can cause cancer... Not so True!

I guess most girls would agree that lipsticks really does some magic in turning a washed out look into a divalicious get-up. I am probably one of those who just can't live without a lipstick in my bag. And I guess nothing's wrong with that until I received this email giving warning about some lipsticks that may cause cancer.

Here goes the email:

Recently a brand called "Red Earth" decreased their prices from $67 to $9.90. It contained lead. Lead is a chemical which causes cancer.

The Brands which contain lead are:
1.. CHRISTIAN DIOR
2. LANCOME
3. CLINIQUE
4. Y.S.L
5. ESTEE LAUDER
6. SHISEIDO
7. RED EARTH (Lip Gloss)
8. CHANEL (Lip Conditioner)
9. MARKET AMERICA-MOTNES LIPSTICK.

The higher the lead content, the greater the chance of causing cancer.

After doing a test on lipsticks, it was found that the Y.S.L. lipstick contained the most amount of lead.

Watch out for those lipsticks which are supposed to stay longer. If your lipstick stays longer, it is because of the higher content of lead.

Here is the test you can do yourself:

1. Put some lipstick on your hand.
2. Use a Gold ring to scratch on the lipstick.
3. If the lipstick color changes to black then you know the lipstick contains lead.

Please send this information to all your girlfriends, wives and female family members. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Dioxin Carcinogens causes cancer, especially breast cancer.

And unless you are not a fan of lipstick, this news wouldn't really bother you. But I am! And so of course I was terrified! Good thing a recent report came saying how this email is misleading and inaccurate.

A glimpse of the report says:

Cancer Research UK has confirmed that the email's claims are not true, and Sophos advises that users should simply delete the email, and not forward it onto their friends and colleagues.

Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, said,

"Chain letters like this are too easily forwarded to friends, family and colleagues without people using their common sense. Stories like this become urban legends, constantly being repeated without anyone bothering to check the facts. Hoaxes and chain letters like this are not harmless - they waste time and bandwidth, and can be a genuine headache for support departments. Users need to be more skeptical, and ask themselves whether everything they are told by email can be believed."