MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in cosmetic products pose very little or zero danger, several have been linked with severe health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to your body through the skin and inhalation, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and lots of other commonly used goods. Still, no group of consumer goods is subject to less government direction than cosmetics, including Lip Balm. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely present very little risk, your exposure to some has been associated with significant health problems, such as cancer.