MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though most chemicals in beauty products present little or no risk, several dozen have been associated to serious medical problems, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and many other everyday items. Still, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Lip Polish (Nectar). While many of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely present minimal risk, being exposed to some has been associated with critical health conditions, such as cancer.