MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present very little or no threat, several dozen have been linked with significant medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter the body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and many other ordinary products. However, no group of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Born This Way Foundation Cocoa. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose minimal risk, being exposed to some is linked to critical health issues, such as cancer.