MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in cosmetics pose slight or no risk, some are linked to significant health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and several other common goods. However, no area of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including RESIST Anti-Aging Lip Gloss Broad Spectrum SPF 40. While most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose very little risk, exposure to a few is linked to serious health disorders, such as cancer.