MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose slight or absolutely no danger, several dozen have been associated with significant health conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and many other ordinary items. But, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Pro Pencil (#2 shade). While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose minimal risk, exposure to some is linked to critical health problems, including cancer.