MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or no threat, dozens are associated with significant health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and several other commonly used products. Still, no group of consumer products is subject to less government management than cosmetics, including CHOPSTICK PENCIL 11. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to some has been associated with serious health concerns, including cancer.