MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in cosmetics pose slight or zero risk, several dozen are linked with substantial health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and various other everyday goods. However, no type of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Automatic Pencil for Brows. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose little risk, exposure to some has been linked to critical health concerns, including cancer.