MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though many chemicals in cosmetic products present slight or zero risk, several have been linked with considerable health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and several other commonly used goods. Still, no group of consumer goods is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Lipstick (Copper). Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely pose little risk, exposure to a few has been associated with critical health conditions, such as cancer.