MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetics present hardly any or zero risk, dozens have been associated to substantial health problems, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and many other ordinary items. Still, no area of consumer items is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Lip Gloss (Hello Dolly). Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present little risk, exposure to some is associated with worrying health concerns, such as cancer.