MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose limited or zero risk, several dozen have been associated to severe health issues, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals can enter the body through the skin and inhalation, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food, water, and several other commonly used items. Still, no category of consumer items is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Jack of All Trades Lip Balm. While many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics likely pose very little risk, your exposure to a few is linked to critical health conditions, such as cancer.