MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or zero threat, several have been linked with serious medical conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter your body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and several other ordinary goods. But, no area of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Lip Smacker Sugar Plum Lip Balm. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics probably present minimal risk, being exposed to a few is associated with substantial health concerns, such as cancer.