MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose minimal or no threat, several dozen have been linked to serious medical issues, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other common items. Yet, no kind of consumer items is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Red Camellia Lip Balm. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose very little risk, subjection to some has been associated with critical health issues, including cancer.