MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in cosmetic products present slight or zero threat, several dozen are associated with severe medical issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and many other everyday products. However, no classification of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Quinn Cosmetic book. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present very little risk, being exposed to some is associated with significant health problems, including cancer.