MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose limited or no risk, dozens are associated with severe medical conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and lots of other commonly used products. But, no category of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Pro Pencil (#1 shade). Though most of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present very little risk, exposure to a few is linked to significant health problems, such as cancer.