MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in cosmetics pose minimal or zero risk, some have been associated to serious health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and lots of other commonly used products. Still, no category of consumer products is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Brow Styler (wax). Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood present very little risk, subjection to a few is linked to major health conditions, such as cancer.