Under a microscope, some people aren’t just seeing pigment. They’re seeing things that look like they move inside a tube meant to be licked off the lips. The question hits: what have we put on our children for “cute” photos? Birthday glitter. Christmas sparkle. Strawberry shimmer. It might feel harmless, because no one told us to treat the label like a warning. Flip it over and you see ingredients we avoid everywhere else: lead, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, nickel, cobalt, parabens, petroleum wax