MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though the majority of chemicals in cosmetics pose very little or zero danger, several dozen are associated with serious medical conditions, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and several other common goods. However, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including sheer lipstick. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with major health conditions, including cancer.