MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetics present limited or zero risk, dozens are associated to significant medical problems, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and various other common items. Yet, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Amazonian clay lip liner. While many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose little risk, subjection to a few has been associated with major health conditions, including cancer.