MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products present hardly any or zero threat, several have been linked with significant medical issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade the body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food and various other everyday items. Still, no classification of consumer items is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Lip Smacker Holiday Punch Lip Balm. Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely present little risk, subjection to a few is linked to major health disorders, such as cancer.