MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products present slight or no threat, several dozen have been associated with severe health conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food and various other common items. Still, no classification of consumer items is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics, including HIGH GLEAM SHIMMERING LIP GLOSS (ALL SHADES) . Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present very little risk, exposure to some is linked to critical health problems, including cancer.