MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose hardly any or no threat, some have been associated with severe health issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals can enter a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and a lot of other everyday items. Still, no area of consumer items is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Shine. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably present little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with worrying health problems, such as cancer.