MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products pose limited or no risk, dozens are associated to serious health conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in water, food, and various other commonly used items. However, no sector of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including TERRACOTTA BAUME AU COEUR - HIGH-SHINE SOOTHING LIP BALM. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics likely present minimal risk, subjection to a few is associated with major health conditions, such as cancer.