MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose very little or absolutely no risk, some are associated with severe medical conditions, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food and several other common goods. But, no area of consumer goods is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Sally Hansen New and Improved Invisible Lip Liner. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly pose minimal risk, exposure to some has been linked to worrying health disorders, including cancer.