MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products present hardly any or zero threat, some have been linked with considerable medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and many other everyday goods. But, no sector of consumer goods is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Stick Foundation (Mink). Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely present little risk, exposure to a few is associated with major health issues, such as cancer.