MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in cosmetics pose minimal or absolutely no risk, several dozen are associated to significant medical problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into your body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and several other ordinary products. Yet, no area of consumer products is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Lip Gloss (Mauve to the beat). While many of the chemicals in cosmetics probably pose minimal risk, exposure to a few is associated with substantial health problems, including cancer.