The ugly side of beauty

Finding out what was in the average tube of lipgloss might make girls think twice about using it. Potentially harmful metals like cadmium and aluminum are in most of them, at levels that concern environmentalists -- and they are not labeled. "The only directions on the side of my lipglass say, 'Apply as needed.'" A youth reporter tracks her usage of makeup, and questions what she is absorbing through her lips, for a podcast from Youth Radio.

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