MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose limited or zero threat, several have been linked with significant health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and several other everyday items. Still, no category of consumer items is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including CHOPSTICK PENCIL 18. While most of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose very little risk, subjection to some is associated with worrying health concerns, such as cancer.