MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present minimal or no threat, dozens have been associated with serious medical problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and various other everyday goods. However, no type of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including CRYSTAL PURE LIPGLOSS #5 (R217). Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics very likely pose little risk, exposure to a few is associated with major health disorders, including cancer.