This article shares all my Halloween links (decorations, masks, costumes, makeup, & more!) including Lead test results

For those new to this website:

Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals — including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic). Tamara’s work was featured in Consumer Reports Magazine in February 2023 (March 2023 print edition).

Introduction

For each article I write, there are category keyword tabs at the top of the page. Each of those words is a link to the category, and you can get to that category overview (to see all of the articles included in that category) anytime, by clicking on any of those words. I am working on writing summary pieces for each category (like this one), so my readers will be able to see all the write-ups for some of the more popular categories on the website, easily (at a glance). This is my first attempt at this, so feedback is welcome! Please let me know if these summaries are helpful. Thank you!

And without further ado… here are all our articles discussing Halloween related items (each numbered line below is a link to a piece with photos and more information, including — in most pieces — XRF test results for the item discussed):

Halloween-related articles I have written, including items we have tested & reported on:

1. Tamara’s tips for a Lead-safe Halloween
2. Here’s the link to all of our Halloween-related articles 
3. Vintage felt hat: 3,844 ppm Mercury
4. Rubber witch mask (with XRF test results)
5. Rubber skeleton monster mask (with XRF test results)
6. Rubber gorilla mask (with XRF test results)
7. Sleepy Hollow collectable magnet
8. Realistic vintage faux Pearson: 295,900 ppm Lead
9. Cheap gold-tinted lip gloss from Amazon
10. Cheap red lip gloss from Amazon: 2,430 ppm Lead
11. Go Green Organic face paint for children, XRF test results
12. Decorative Ceramic Pumpkin Mug: 17,400 ppm Lead
13. Ceramic pumpkin bead: 17,500 ppm Lead
14. 2012 Mardi Gras Beads: 15,800 ppm Lead & 2,029 ppm Cadmium

As always, thank you for reading.

Thank you for being here, and thank you for sharing this work!

Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama