MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in cosmetics pose very little or absolutely no threat, several dozen have been linked with considerable health issues, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and many other ordinary products. Still, no area of consumer products is subject to less government management than cosmetics, including lipstick. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood present minimal risk, exposure to some is linked to worrying health problems, including cancer.