'We're calling on Claire's to recall all of these products:' Independent study finds asbestos in makeup targeted at teens

MILWAUKEE — There are more accusations against Claire's stores that its makeup targeted at teens contains asbestos. It comes less than two months after the company declared its makeup safe to use.

A new study by the consumer advocacy group U.S. PIRG claims to have uncovered three makeup products containing asbestos being sold in Claire's stores.

"It's a dangerous chemical and it's especially something we should not be exposing our kids to," explained Peter Skopec, the foundation director of WISPIRG. "Asbestos is a carcinogen, so it's a material that causes cancer, especially lung cancer."

Skopec says topical exposure of asbestos to the face can also lead to an increased risk of skin cancer.

"Dermatologists say there is no safe level of exposure to asbestos," Skopec said. 

U.S. PIRG's study comes after Claire's voluntarily pulled nine makeup products from its shelves following media reports that its cosmetics contained asbestos.

Soon after, Claire's announced it had conducted its own testing and found the products to be asbestos-free and safe to use.

"So that led us to do some follow up testing," Skopec said.

U.S. PIRG says its study came after Claire's announcement.

"We're calling on Claire's to recall all of these products," Skopec said.

The products in questions are a contour palette, a shadow highlight finishing kit and white compact powder.

Skopec says asbestos can appear in cosmetics as a contaminant in talc -- a common ingredient.

"Especially powdery makeup products, or products that have glimmer or shimmer involved," Skopec said.

Claire's responded to  a request for comment by FOX6's Contact 6 calling the testing methods used by U.S. PIRG's study "obsolete and unreliable."

This is the entire statement sent by Claire's Press Office to Contact 6 about the study:

In addition to calling on Claire's to recall the products, U.S. PIRG is also calling on the FDA and policymakers to require makeup companies to test products for asbestos before selling them.

WisPIRG shared with FOX6 News, their detailed response to Claire's: