MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or no risk, several dozen are associated to significant medical issues, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and a lot of other commonly used items. Still, no type of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Fat Free Foundation - #2. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics likely present minimal risk, exposure to a few has been associated with critical health conditions, such as cancer.