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Old Man
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2024
These let us know we have a coffee mug we should stop using.
Las
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2024
I liked that there was NO color change, giving me confidence that no lead was present in my grandmother’s china.
Jesgrate
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2024
I was buying a lot of online products especially jewelry and wanted to test for lead because I was getting anxiety reading all these toxic chemical articles. Surprisingly my jewelry I tested and my crystal vases and Mexican pottery all tested negative. Thinking the swabs were fakes I tested some old items like my hammer, a bell, a lock, a few screw driver bits and they all tested positive so I guess these work. I will keep testing items. Not sure if they test positive to copper as well. Apparently less is unlikely to be absorbed through the skin, but I still wash my hands with soap after handling now.
Ralph A Bianco Jr
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2024
Hard to say if it worked? Said no lead in the paint of an old metal toolbox, so that's good? I had to do it twice, first time looked like a positive result, but surface was not clean enough. After a very thorough cleaning, came back negative. Bottom line, make sure you fully clean the surface first.
DavidOrDave
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2024
I’d like to trust these swabs, but I’m not sure what they’re reacting to. I tried several tests. I started by rubbing the swab on a piece of lead-free electrical solder (wire), and got pretty much no reaction. Then I tried leaded solder (wire) and did get a reaction. So far, so good.Then I tried a joint on an exposed copper pipe in my basement. This is in a house built around the year 2000 which should have lead-free soldered joints. The swab reacted a deep red. This got me worried. I’ve had my water tested for lead previously and it showed no problems. I raised a kid in this house who is turned out pretty smart. I’m not so smart, but that might be for other reasons. I’m not so smart, but that might be for other reasons. I’m not smart…So, I did some more experiments and discovered that the test reacted to the bare copper pipe. True, the pipe was kind of grimy looking. I took a scrap piece of ½” copper plumbing pipe with a soldered elbow and cleaned it up shinny and rinsed it thoroughly. I tested the bare copper section as well as the soldered section. The copper once again reacted strongly, so checked the soldered joint which also showed a reaction. Oh, and this time I used distilled water instead of tap water to activate the swab.I figure, if the test is reacting to copper than how can I know if the soldered joint is reacting as well, and not just the copper? I kind of don’t think the copper pipe has too much lead, it’s made for drinking water systems. One more test; I took a piece of bare copper clad printed circuit board. It too showed a reaction, turning red after a short time.I’d like to have a test for the test.So, this test has raised more questions for me than it answered. It sent me down a rabbit hole looking for stuff about the active ingredient, Sodium Rhodizonate. Not clear, I found one reference that said these tests don’t work, but who knows? I don’t know, I’m not a chemist, I only play one on TV.Thus, I give this product a neutral rating for now and wouldn’t trust it with my brain. With my brain. Did I say that already? Can’t remember.
katemeister
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2024
I have an older house and since I was planning on doing some DIYing, I was concerned about the probable existence of lead paint. So I bought these strips and began testing. I tested a number of surfaces without getting a positive result, so I couldn't be sure the strips were working. Then I tested the paint on the external part of the window sill and immediately got a positive result. I also got a positive result on the external paint on the window frames. Now I know to use the right protective gear when I'm working with the paint in these areas. These strips/swabs are easy to use and can give you important information to keep you and your family safe.
Rev. Pam France
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2024
This gave me peace of mind to use my Blue Willow dinnerware!
Ms Smith
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2024
I'm glad I got these. My family heirloom does indeed have lead in it. I also detected lead on an imported pewter product.
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