MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present very little or no danger, several dozen are linked to significant medical conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and lots of other everyday products. Still, no group of consumer products is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including SERUM INTENSE LIPSTICK (R17). While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely present very little risk, exposure to some is linked to worrying health disorders, including cancer.