MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose limited or no threat, several dozen have been associated with severe medical conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and many other common goods. However, no category of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Max Factor MAXalicious Lip Gloss. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present little risk, exposure to a few has been linked to worrying health issues, such as cancer.