MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetics present little or no risk, dozens are linked to considerable medical problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and various other everyday goods. Yet, no area of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including SILK INTENSE LIPSTICK R217. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose minimal risk, subjection to some is linked to worrying health problems, including cancer.