MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products present hardly any or zero danger, some have been associated with considerable health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals can enter the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and many other everyday goods. However, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including Burts Bees Sun Protecting Lip Balm with Passionfruit SPF 8. While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics probably pose little risk, your exposure to a few has been associated with substantial health issues, such as cancer.