MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics pose minimal or zero risk, some have been linked to serious medical conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and several other commonly used goods. However, no category of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including LIP BALM. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics likely pose very little risk, your exposure to a few has been linked to significant health conditions, such as cancer.