MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose slight or absolutely no risk, some have been linked with serious health issues, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and a lot of other common goods. But, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Burt's Bees Lipstick. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics probably pose very little risk, being exposed to some is linked to major health disorders, such as cancer.