MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products present very little or absolutely no threat, several dozen are associated with substantial health problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals invade the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and many other common goods. Yet, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Jack of All Trades Lip Balm. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely present very little risk, subjection to a few is associated with significant health disorders, such as cancer.