MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or zero threat, several dozen have been associated to significant health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and many other everyday products. Yet, no area of consumer products is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including NOURISHING SHEA LIP BALM REPAIR. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably present very little risk, exposure to a few is associated with worrying health disorders, such as cancer.