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Though the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present limited or no risk, several dozen have been associated to severe medical issues, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and several other ordinary items. But, no group of consumer items is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Burt's Bees Lip Shine. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood pose minimal risk, being exposed to some is associated with critical health conditions, including cancer.