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In the news: Cheap jewelry goes toxic

 
The Ecology Center, a non-profit organization, tested 99 jewelry items priced under $10 from 14 stores around the nation, such as Glitter, Forever 21, Target, Claire’s, Walmart, Hot Topic and H&M. Out of all the jewelry, 27 of the pieces turned out to have lead at levels more than the 300 parts per million (ppm) limit for stuff geared toward kids. Chromium and nickel, toxic metals that have caused toys and jewelry to be recalled in the past, were found in 10 percent of the pieces. Over half of the products tested had elevated levels of other chemicals such as cadmium, chlorine, brominated flame retardants, arsenic and mercury.

 

Among the most toxic pieces discovered were pieces marketed to kids and young adults from Claire’s, Walmart, Target and Forever 21. Yikes!

 

Wearing tainted trinkets might be less dangerous that eating them, but that doesn’t mean it’s A-OK to keep decking yourself out in cheap charms that are potentially carcinogenic. What do you think, babes: Will this study encourage you to save your money, or will you take a chance on inexpensive jewelry?
 
 

BY KRUPALI DESAI ON 4/11/2012 1:31:00 PM

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yea I'm allergic to nickel too. but does that mean that the Clarie's earrings for sensitive ears r toxic too?!? i rly hope not because my top earrings (cuz i have 2), if i take the earrings out, they close very soon. n i only buy my earrings from Clarie's, well most of them anyway. well i buy my studs there and some hanging ones but i mostly get the hanging ones someplace else but i only wear the hanging ones in my bottom hole.

by musikluvr17 on 4/12/2012 6:47:26 PM

 
 

I feel like this is old news. I've been told my whole life that cheap earrings aren't the best for your ears - which is why a lot of peoples' ears get irritated while wearing them.

by madibird on 4/12/2012 8:32:21 AM

 
 

I wish they would put a ban on the toxic jewelry! Most of my jewelry has been bought from Claire's and I really do not want to be wearing THAT! That stuff is also harmful to kids, too. I have seen on jewelry a warning that says: 14 and older. Still, I do not feel very safe wearing jewelry with those chemicals in them. Is there a list of all the products they tested anywhere?

by Bridgge2010 on 4/12/2012 7:02:28 AM

 
 

I will still wear inexpensive jewelry because I don't wear it that often. I'm not that concerned since I'm not ingesting it. Like I've said about a lot of things like this, you can find problems with lots of things you use in everyday life. You can't avoid everything that is potentially harmful to you.

by supersingershannon on 4/11/2012 10:40:18 PM

 
 

Oh wow!! I am very sensitive to jewelry! Now I have to be even more careful! Thanks GL!

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