How to avoid lipstick with harmful ingredients?

Before purchase
Understand harmful ingredients: Common harmful ingredients in lipstick include heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, as well as parabens, formaldehyde, flavors, etc. Parabens may interfere with the endocrine system, formaldehyde is a potential cancer risk, and certain flavors may cause allergies. Knowing these ingredients will help you be more vigilant when choosing them.
Pay attention to brand reputation: through the Internet, beauty forums, friends and other ways to understand which brands pay attention to product quality and safety, with good reputation and credibility. Generally speaking, well-known and reputable brands are more stringent in raw material procurement, production process and quality control, and the safety of products is more guaranteed.
At time of purchase
Check the ingredient list: Look carefully at the ingredient list on the product package and try to choose lipsticks with simple, clear ingredients and no harmful or suspicious ingredients. If an unfamiliar ingredient appears in the ingredient list, you can search the Internet or consult a professional to learn about its safety.

Choose formal channels: Choose to buy lipstick in formal shopping malls, counters, official websites or official flagship stores. The products sold through these channels are usually subject to strict review and supervision, which reduces the risk of buying counterfeit or substandard products or products containing harmful ingredients.
Check product qualification: Ensure that the lipstick product has the relevant quality certification and testing report, such as cosmetics production license, product quality inspection certificate, etc. Imported lipstick also needs to have legal procedures such as imported cosmetics filing certificates, which are the basic guarantee of product quality and safety.
Allergy test: Before buying a new lipstick, try it on a small area of sensitive skin such as behind the ear or inside the wrist, and observe for 24-48 hours to see if there are allergic reactions such as redness, itching, and tingling. If discomfort occurs, the lipstick may not be suitable for you and should be avoided.
After purchase
Ingredients for inspection: If there are doubts about the safety of the purchased lipstick ingredients, the lipstick can be sent to a professional third-party testing institution to test its ingredients to determine whether it contains harmful ingredients and whether the content is excessive.
Pay attention to official recall information: Pay attention to product recall information released by relevant regulatory authorities and brands. If the purchased lipstick is recalled, stop using it immediately and dispose of it according to the relevant instructions to protect your health.