MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though many chemicals in cosmetic products pose hardly any or zero threat, several dozen are linked to serious medical issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and a lot of other common items. But, no classification of consumer items is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including NOURISH-MINT Smoothing Lip Color. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose little risk, your exposure to some is associated with major health problems, including cancer.