MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose very little or absolutely no threat, several have been associated with severe medical issues, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in water, food, and various other common items. Yet, no group of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Burts Bees Res-Q Lip Balm SPF 15. Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose little risk, subjection to some has been associated with critical health conditions, such as cancer.