▁contained ▁lead , ▁while ▁the ▁remaining ▁two - third s ▁contained ▁am orph ous ▁carbon , ▁z in cite , ▁cu pr ite , ▁go eth ite , ▁element al ▁sil icon ▁or ▁tal c , ▁h emat ite , ▁min ium , ▁and ▁organ ic ▁comp ounds . ▁ ▁Le ad - cont amin ated ▁k ohl ▁use ▁has ▁been ▁linked ▁to ▁increased ▁levels ▁of ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁blood stream , ▁putting ▁its ▁users ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁lead ▁poison ing ▁and ▁lead ▁into xic ation . ▁Comp lications ▁of ▁lead ▁poison ing ▁include ▁an emia , ▁growth ▁ret ard ation , ▁low ▁I Q , ▁conv uls ions , ▁and ▁in ▁severe ▁cases , ▁death . ▁An emia ▁from ▁lead ▁poison ing ▁is ▁of ▁special ▁concern ▁in ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁and ▁South ▁Asian ▁countries ▁where ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁an emia ▁are ▁pre val ent , ▁including ▁iron ▁def ic iency ▁an emia ▁( from ▁mal nut r ition ) ▁and ▁hem og lo bin op ath y ▁( s ick le ▁cell ▁an emia , ▁th al ass emia ). ▁ ▁These ▁b anned ▁products ▁are ▁different ▁from ▁lead - free ▁cos met ics ▁that ▁use ▁the ▁term ▁" k ohl " ▁only ▁to ▁describe ▁its ▁sh ade / color , ▁rather ▁than ▁its ▁actual ▁ing red ients . ▁Some ▁modern ▁eye ▁cos met ics ▁are ▁market ed ▁as ▁" k ohl ", ▁but ▁are ▁prepared ▁differently ▁and ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁relevant ▁health ▁standards . ▁ ▁E ye ▁cos met ics ▁such