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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Not surprisingly ChapStick Classic Lip Balm scores in 8 of 12 toxic parameters. Chapstick lip balm contains one carcinogen [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]- Saccharin[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]. Definitely NOT the kind of chemical you want to be using on your lips!
Cancer Linkage[/FONT]
This product also contains one other toxic ingredient - [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
PETROLATUM[/FONT]
- that has been linked to [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]breast cancer[/FONT] and other health concerns. See below for more information on Petrolatum.
Penetration Enhancers
Also present is a penetration enhancer - [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
Padimate O[/FONT]
. This agent works to infiltrate the lip/skin membrane - i.e. penetration enhancer - and in doing so increase exposures to the carcinogen listed above.
Untested Chemicals
Chapstick lip balm contains 11 chemicals that have not been assessed for safety in cosmetic formulas by the C.I.R. These chemicals are:[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
Saccharin, MINERAL OIL, Camphor, White Wax, Saccharin, Flavors, Carnuba Wax, Arachadyl Propionate, 2-octyldodecanol, Polyphenylmethylsiloxane 556, Wax Paraffin, D&C Red #6 Barium Lake[/FONT]
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Petrolatum
The biggest controversy in the lip balm world is manufacturers using petroleum derivatives in their products. However this is not a new thing, this practice has been going on for decades.
The recent move by the EU to outlaw petroleum in lip balm has added fuel to the debate. From a common sense perspective the risks of putting petroleum on your lips is not rocket science.
Petrolatum, the ingredient used in Chapstick lip balm has been linked to breast cancer. In spite of this ChapStick does not warn their customers in any of their literature. This also applies to Wyeth on their website.[/FONT]
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Source.... http://www.natural-skincare-authority.com/chapstick-lip-balm.html[/FONT]
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Suprisingly it's hard to find cases of sickness by smoking chap stick.......
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