MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose slight or zero risk, several dozen are linked with considerable health conditions, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and several other commonly used goods. But, no type of consumer goods is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including L'Oreal Colour Riche Le Balm. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics probably present very little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with major health concerns, such as cancer.