MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or no threat, several dozen are linked to serious medical issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and a lot of other commonly used items. Still, no area of consumer items is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Tint. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose very little risk, being exposed to some has been linked to substantial health issues, including cancer.