MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose hardly any or no threat, several dozen are associated to significant health conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and several other ordinary products. Still, no area of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including CRYSTAL PURE LIPGLOSS #9 (P43). Though most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present little risk, being exposed to some has been associated with serious health issues, such as cancer.