MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though most chemicals in cosmetics pose minimal or zero threat, several dozen have been associated to severe health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other everyday products. Yet, no sector of consumer products is accountable to less government management than cosmetics, including Brow Styler (wax). While many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose very little risk, subjection to some has been associated with serious health conditions, including cancer.