MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though many chemicals in beauty products pose little or zero threat, dozens are associated to substantial medical problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other commonly used goods. Yet, no kind of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Burts Bees Sun Protecting Lip Balm with Passionfruit SPF 8. While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose little risk, exposure to a few is associated with significant health problems, including cancer.