MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or no risk, several dozen have been associated to severe medical problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and many other everyday goods. But, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Minnie Mouse Watermelon Whirl Lip Smacker. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics most likely pose little risk, being exposed to some has been linked to serious health conditions, such as cancer.