MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose very little or no danger, some have been linked with substantial medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals get into your body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and many other everyday items. Still, no category of consumer items is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Burts Bees Lip Shimmer. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely present minimal risk, your exposure to a few is linked to worrying health problems, including cancer.