MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in cosmetic products present hardly any or zero danger, several dozen are linked to serious medical conditions, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food and several other commonly used items. However, no category of consumer items is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Revlon Kiss Sugar Scrub Sweet Mint. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood present very little risk, your exposure to some is linked to significant health problems, such as cancer.