Lead

Lead Exposure Experience & Crystals

An actual employee here at Ethereal Decor was even TESTED by a respected medical doctor and medical laboratory for elevated lead in the body (including the brain). This employee was previously creating this fine dust while working with lead crystals (none of us knew the dangers at that time) while pregnant. The lab tests came back ELEVATED and she is recovering from neurological symptoms and undergoing expensive medical IV (intravenous) chelation (among other treatments) to assist in recovery and getting the lead and other metals out of her body. This employee is not 3 years old so she certainly wasn't eating paint chips and pencil tips, just handling lead crystals and creating that microscopic dust. Her doctor told her that messing with lead crystals is basically stupid, dangerous and must be stopped immediately.

Note: If pinning glass crystals (any kind, even lead free), we suggest you wear a simple germ mask from the drug store or pharmacy section of Walmart. Why? Because glass particles of any type can't be good in the lungs and LEAD dust should always be avoided like the plague. You can't avoid lead in everything, but you can certainly avoid it when making crystal ropes or chains, an activity that takes hours. This means you'll likely do it indoors and that lead will circulate in your home for months.