MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose very little or no threat, several have been associated with serious health conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and lots of other everyday products. Yet, no group of consumer products is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics, including Stick Foundation. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose minimal risk, being exposed to some is linked to serious health problems, including cancer.