MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present minimal or no risk, dozens are linked with significant health issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and several other everyday products. But, no classification of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Lip Gloss (Madeleine). While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics probably present very little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with serious health problems, such as cancer.