I'm on a roll today, folks! As cold weather approaches, we all reach for something to help with chapped lips. Thus, I feel it is downright necessary that I expose Carmex for the toxic mess they are.
The entire product lines is graded moderate to highly hazardous (5-9 out of 10). They are a non-signer of the Compact For Safe Cosmetics, and they keep their animal testing policy under wraps (which probably means they use animals in their testing).
Also, this brand uses ingredients known to cause developmental and reproductive toxicity, allergies, immunotoxicity, neurotoxicity, endocrine disruption, organ system toxicity, irritation, and biochemical or cellular level changes.
Moving on: Today let's look at the basic Carmex Lip Balm. It's rated a 7, which is considered a high hazard. It contains Phenol, a highly hazardous, toxic, bioaccumulating irritant. Lovely. What else: artificial fragrances (neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity), and lanolin (immunotoxicy), among other things.
And you put it on your mouth! Which means a good percentage of it that doesn't absorb into the delicate lip tissue ends up being ingested. Not good.
AVOID PLEASE
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