MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or zero threat, dozens are linked with severe medical conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and several other commonly used goods. But, no area of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Smoothed Over Lipstick (Zinnia). Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly present minimal risk, subjection to some has been associated with major health problems, such as cancer.