MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in cosmetic products pose slight or no risk, some are associated with severe health problems, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals can enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in water, food, and lots of other common items. However, no area of consumer items is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Lip Smacker Snowflake Cocoa Lip Balm. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly present very little risk, subjection to a few is associated with serious health problems, such as cancer.