MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or zero danger, several dozen are associated to severe health conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter your body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and many other ordinary items. Yet, no kind of consumer items is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Lip Gloss (Fun & Fearless). Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely present little risk, subjection to some has been associated with significant health conditions, such as cancer.