A member asked:

Chapsticks they say keep out of reach of children. if swallowed contact poison control. i mean how can it be poison if it goes on your lips?

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It's wax: They can't really say, "eat all you want", because there are chemicals involved, but for the most part it's wax and is totally safe. You brush your teeth with a potentially damaging chemical, but you're supposed to be only taking in a little bit, and not really ingesting it. The same warning is on a number of products like that.

Answered 9/25/2013

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