MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in cosmetic products pose minimal or no threat, several dozen have been associated with serious medical issues, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals can enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and various other ordinary goods. But, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Automatic Pencil for Lips. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics probably pose little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with serious health problems, including cancer.