MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or zero risk, dozens have been linked with considerable health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and various other ordinary goods. Still, no sector of consumer goods is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Pro Pencil (#2 shade). While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose little risk, exposure to a few has been linked to critical health problems, such as cancer.