MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or no risk, several dozen are associated with severe medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and many other ordinary products. However, no type of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including CANDIED GINGER LIP BALM. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose minimal risk, exposure to a few has been associated with worrying health concerns, including cancer.