SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

BALMEX MULTI-PURPOSE HEALING OINTMENT  COSMETIC INFORMATION

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BALMEX MULTI-PURPOSE HEALING OINTMENT  PRODUCT SUMMARY

PRODUCT
Balmex Multi-Purpose Healing Ointment
COMPANY
Chattem, Inc.
BRAND
Balme
PRIMARY CATEGORY
Skin Care Products
SUB CATEGORY
Skin Moisturizers

BALMEX MULTI-PURPOSE HEALING OINTMENT  CHEMICALS

CHEMICAL NAME
CHEMICAL ID
Retinol/retinyl esters, when in daily dosages in excess of 10,000 IU, or 3,000 retinol equivalents.
8860
Retinol/retinyl esters, when in daily dosages in excess of 10,000 IU, or 3,000 retinol equivalents.
8860

While many chemicals in cosmetics present very little or zero risk, several dozen have been associated to severe medical issues, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics invade your body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and many other everyday goods. However, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government management than cosmetics, including Balmex Multi-Purpose Healing Ointment. Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics probably pose little risk, being exposed to a few has been linked to substantial health conditions, such as cancer.