MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in beauty products pose little or absolutely no risk, some have been linked with significant medical conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and many other ordinary products. Still, no group of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including SILK INTENSE LIPSTICK R217. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics likely pose very little risk, being exposed to a few is linked to substantial health concerns, such as cancer.