MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products present very little or absolutely no risk, several dozen are linked with severe health conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals can enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and several other common items. However, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including mineral lip polish - Coral. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood present minimal risk, being exposed to some has been associated with serious health conditions, such as cancer.