Costume Jewelry

#LeadedJewelry: Handmade Ceramic Earrings

#LeadedJewelry: Handmade Ceramic Earrings

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  Glazed ceramic earrings: 87,800 ppm lead!   Jewelry intended for adults is not regulated for total lead content. Items intended for children are regulated by law to be 90 ppm lead or lower. …Not 9,000 ppm lead, and definitely not 90,000 ppm lead +++ Who’s to say that these aren’t given to a child…

#LeadedJewelry: Blue Crystal Earrings

#LeadedJewelry: Blue Crystal Earrings

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Earring: 108,300 ppm lead (leaded crystal). Jewelry intended for adults is not regulated for total lead content. Items intended for children are regulated by law to be 90 ppm lead or lower. …Not 9,000 ppm lead, and definitely not 90,000 ppm lead +++   Click here for #SaferChoices: Solid silver jewelry marked “925”  – with…

#LeadedJewelry: Vintage Faux Pearls

#LeadedJewelry: Vintage Faux Pearls

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37,287 ppm Arsenic. 307 ppm Cadmium. Greater than 10% (>100,000) ppm lead. Tested with an XRF. Items intended for children are required by current legislation to be under 90 ppm lead. Jewelry intended for adults is not regulated for total lead content – especially antique / vintage jewelry (which may be deteriorating/ chalking into the…