MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or no danger, dozens have been linked to substantial health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and many other commonly used items. Still, no type of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including PANDA LIP BALM. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present little risk, exposure to some is linked to substantial health disorders, including cancer.