Brass Jewelry

Golden colored Paparazzi dangly earrings: 3,578 ppm Mercury + 1,658 ppm Lead + 334 ppm Cadmium + 842 ppm Arsenic.

Golden colored Paparazzi dangly earrings: 3,578 ppm Mercury + 1,658 ppm Lead + 334 ppm Cadmium + 842 ppm Arsenic.

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Published: January 8, 2022 Scroll down for full XRF Test results for the Paparazzi Accessories item pictured [brass colored dangly earrings] IMPORTANT NOTE: This is NOT testing that can be done with a home test kit. The home test kits that many people are using to test this Paparazzi jewelry are neither accurate, nor reliable. They ARE…

Vintage Costume Jewelry Golden/ Brass Horse Pin: 34,400 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids)

Vintage Costume Jewelry Golden/ Brass Horse Pin: 34,400 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids)

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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…

Bone and brass cuff bracelet: 1,898 ppm Lead (on decorative brass components that touch the wearer’s skin).

Bone and brass cuff bracelet: 1,898 ppm Lead (on decorative brass components that touch the wearer’s skin).

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Component #1.) Brass decorative elements: Lead (Pb): 1,898 +/- 294 ppm Tin (Sn):14,600 +/- 400 ppm Zinc (Zn): 339,900 +/- 2,600 ppm Copper (Cu): 633,800 +/- 3,200 ppm Nickel (Ni): 3,166 +/- 306 ppm  Iron (Fe): 5,192 +/- 406 ppm Titanium (Ti): 257 +/- 137 ppm Sliver (Ag): 94 +/- 48 ppm Component #2.) Brass hinge…

Oprah’s Favorite Things (2018) “FEARLESS” Bracelet: As high as 303 ppm Cadmium.

Oprah’s Favorite Things (2018) “FEARLESS” Bracelet: As high as 303 ppm Cadmium.

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Please bear with me here, and read this entire post to follow my logic and see my concern about the bracelets pictured on this post. I used an XRF instrument to test the “FEARLESS” bracelet from Oprah’s Favorite Things List for 2018. While the bracelet was 100% Lead-free (which is great!), it did come in with…