MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or no threat, several dozen are associated to substantial health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and lots of other common products. However, no area of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including HEART SHAPED BALM. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely pose minimal risk, exposure to a few is linked to serious health problems, such as cancer.