MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products present slight or absolutely no threat, several have been linked with considerable health issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics invade the body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and many other common goods. But, no area of consumer goods is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Innisfree My Lip Balm 05 Wild Hibiscus. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics probably present minimal risk, being exposed to some has been linked to serious health problems, including cancer.