MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)
MEDICATED LIP BALM COSMETIC INFORMATION
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MEDICATED LIP BALM PRODUCT SUMMARY
PRODUCT
Medicated Lip Balm
PRIMARY CATEGORY
Makeup Products (non-permanent)
MEDICATED LIP BALM CHEMICALS
CHEMICAL NAME
CHEMICAL ID
Mineral oils, untreated and mildly treated
63481
Mineral oils, untreated and mildly treated
63481
Though the majority of chemicals in cosmetics present minimal or zero risk, dozens have been associated to substantial medical issues, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade the body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.
Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and many other everyday goods. But, no type of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Medicated Lip Balm. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present little risk, exposure to a few is associated with significant health disorders, such as cancer.