MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose very little or absolutely no risk, some are linked to severe health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and various other ordinary items. But, no area of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including FLAVOR SAVERS LIP BALM (ALL SHADES). Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly pose little risk, subjection to a few has been associated with significant health problems, such as cancer.