Dangerous Beauty? Bad News for Lip Gloss Lovers

We love lip gloss around here — heck, we pretty much named our company after the shiny stuff! But Dr. Mehmet Oz had some bad news for lip gloss lovers this week — we eat almost seven POUNDS of it every ten years. Just by having lip gloss on our lips, we lick off a massive amount which puts petroleum jelly in our system.

What’s so bad about petroleum jelly? According to Dr. Oz’s site:

Petroleum jelly is a byproduct of oil drilling, and when you spread it on your lips, you end up eating it, which is essentially the same as drinking gasoline. Add up the amount of lip-gloss the average woman uses (and consumes) over a decade, and it equals 7 pounds. The European Union has banned many petroleum jelly products, and experts are concerned they could be linked to cancer. Women with breast cancer have twice the levels of hydrocarbons (substances found in petroleum jelly) in their breasts than women who haven’t had breast cancer.

Watch the clip and tell us: will you give up lip gloss?