In order to have an overview of the current situation of thelead content in cosmetics available on the European market, 223lip products were purchased for analysis between September 2010and April 2011 in 15 Member States of the European Union.Itis worth mentioning thatthere were no strict selection criteriafor the sampling (purchase) sites (retail stores, open air markets orshopping malls), brand or product type (lipstick or lip gloss).