MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products present slight or zero danger, dozens are associated to significant health conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and many other common goods. Yet, no category of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Lipbalm. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics likely present very little risk, your exposure to some is associated with worrying health concerns, including cancer.