MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or absolutely no threat, several are associated with significant medical issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and many other everyday items. However, no type of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Peppermint Stick Lip Scrub. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products very likely present minimal risk, being exposed to a few is associated with serious health concerns, including cancer.