MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products pose slight or absolutely no risk, several have been linked with serious medical conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and lots of other ordinary products. Yet, no kind of consumer products is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Pucker Ups Tropical Fruit Lip Balm, tinted silkening with cocoa butter. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably present little risk, your exposure to some is associated with substantial health conditions, including cancer.