Green Options » Toxic Face Paint http://greenoptions.com/tag/toxic-face-paint Posts tagged 'Toxic Face Paint' Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:46:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Toxic Lead in Children’s Face Paint http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/11/04/toxic-lead-in-childrens-face-paint/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/11/04/toxic-lead-in-childrens-face-paint/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:46:34 +0000 Jamie Ervin http://ecochildsplay.com/2008/11/04/toxic-lead-in-childrens-face-paint/ Halloween may be over, but that doesn’t mean the face paint is put away. Most children LOVE having their faces painted and will use any activity as an excuse to do so.

Make sure you are reading all the packaging and choosing safe products to put on your child’s skin. This Halloween, Wal-Mart sold a package of six make-up crayons for $1.00. There are two warnings on the package. One proclaims, “This product contains LEAD”, the other proclaims that they may be a choking hazard for children under 3.

Do they get bonus points for telling us there is lead in the face paint? The bigger question is who in the world would knowingly include a toxic substance in an item marketed toward children? And what kind of corporate responsibility allows their buyers to order such an item and stock it on the shelves? Just one more reason to NOT shop at Wal-Mart.

For an option you know is safe, use the following face paint recipe.

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