MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose limited or zero risk, some are linked with severe health issues, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and many other commonly used goods. But, no category of consumer goods is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Lipcolor and Primer. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics most likely present very little risk, subjection to a few has been linked to worrying health problems, including cancer.