Very terrifying and aesthetically assaulting tween JoJo Siwa has found herself in hot water after her makeup kit tested positive for asbestos, a toxic mineral that can lead to asbestosis and lung cancer.
The palette was a collaboration between the accessories chain Claire’s and the 16-year-old Dance Mom’s alumni. After theU.S. Food and Drug Administration found “trace amounts of asbestos fibres” in the eye shadow they “voluntarily recalled the JoJo Cosmetic Kit out of an abundance of caution.”
“Claire’s stands behind the safety of this item and all other Claire’s cosmetic items, as such small trace amounts are considered acceptable under European and Canadian cosmetic safety regulations,” the company shared in a statement.
“In addition, last year Claire’s moved to talc-free cosmetic manufacturing to prevent any further concerns about talc contamination. Claire’s also supports increased FDA oversight of personal care products. We will provide a full refund to any customers who purchased the product.”
Asbestos can result in grave health concerns for people who are exposed to it. The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, has claimed that exposure to the fibres can cause “pleural changes (plaques, thickening, breathlessness, loss of lung function), asbestosis (scarring of the lungs), cor-pulmonale (right sided heart enlargement and then failure), lung cancer, mesothelioma (cancer of the linings of the lung or abdomen), laryngeal cancer, gastro-intestinal cancers (including stomach, colon, recital), [and] ovarian cancer.
JoJo Siwa is yet to release a statement addressing the controversy. This is possibly because it was her intention to kill the children all along.
