MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in cosmetic products present hardly any or no risk, several dozen have been linked to significant medical problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and a lot of other everyday items. Yet, no group of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Moisture Shine Lip Soothers (Shimmer, Glisten). Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose very little risk, subjection to some is linked to substantial health problems, including cancer.