MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose limited or absolutely no threat, several dozen have been associated with substantial medical problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and several other common goods. However, no area of consumer goods is accountable to less government management than cosmetics, including Smoothing Lip Balm. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present minimal risk, your exposure to a few is linked to serious health problems, such as cancer.