#LeadedJewelry

Crystal bracelet (c. 2014), costume jewelry: 70,700 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 149,600 ppm Cadmium (75 ppm is unsafe.)

April 13, 2019February 17, 2020

This bracelet was one of a matching set that a bride purchased and gave to each of her bridesmaids for her wedding in 2014. There is no brand or maker’s mark on it that I can find. When I tested this I was floored by the fact that it was so recently made and yet…

#LeadedJewelry: Crystal Earring

January 14, 2017

Costume Jewelry Earring: 330,100 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 to play…

#LeadedJewelry: Handmade Ceramic Earrings

January 14, 2017December 19, 2023

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

January 14, 2017December 3, 2023

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…

2003 Gold Balfour “Class Ring”: 9,927 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe). It also tested positive for Lead with a home test kit.

January 14, 2017March 4, 2020

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Can gold rings have Lead? —The answer is, “yes!” When tested with a a high-precision XRF instrument (in “Consumer Goods Mode”), this 2003 graduating class ring [from Texas A&M University] had the following readings: 9,927 ppm Lead 417,000 ppm Gold Update: I just learned that the Texas A&M class rings have historically been manufactured…

Lia Sophia Bracelet: More than 500,000 ppm Lead

January 14, 2017December 21, 2018

The Lia Sophia bracelet pictured here was positive for Lead at more than 500,000 parts per million in the crystals on the front when tested with an XRF instrument. That is 50% Lead. Sorry I did not take a photo of the front of this bracelet when I tested it. I was actually in an…

#LeadedJewelry: Vintage Crystal Bracelet

January 14, 2017December 3, 2023

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Costume Jewelry bracelet: >100,000 ppm lead, leaded crystal. Tested with an XRF. – Click here to learn about #SaferChoices for your family including alternatives like solid silver jewelry marked “925” – with natural stones (not crystals.)