MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or no threat, dozens have been associated to significant medical conditions, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and various other common items. But, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Lip Gloss (Shade Girly). Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose very little risk, exposure to a few has been associated with worrying health disorders, such as cancer.