MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics pose slight or no risk, some are linked to severe medical conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and various other common products. Still, no kind of consumer products is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Stick Foundation (Amber). Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present very little risk, being exposed to some has been linked to substantial health disorders, including cancer.