Question from Deanna
I have some great homeade recipes for face paint http://www.mommypotamus.com/how-to-make-homemade-face-paint-thats-safe-enough-to-ea/ but it would be nice not having to make something from scratch! I have come across this company a few times & wonder if their face paint is safe? http://www.naturalearthpaint.com/2013/07/07/introducing-our-natural-face-body-paint-kit/
Debra’s Answer
Yes, this face paint from Earth Paints is safe. It’s completely natural and organic, and tested by toxicologists to be free of heavy metals, parabens, animal products and formaldehyde.
Several years ago, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics had face paints tested, and found that 10 out of 10 children’s face paints tested contained low levels of lead. Lead can be absorbed through the skin, and there is NO safe level. Lead is a neurotoxin that affects the nervous system.
According to the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics:
Other heavy metals found were nickel, chromium, and cobalt.
