MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or zero threat, several have been linked to severe health conditions, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and a lot of other everyday products. However, no classification of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Sally Hansen Lipnotic Gem Gloss. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few is linked to serious health disorders, including cancer.