MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or absolutely no danger, several dozen have been linked with significant medical problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and lots of other everyday products. Yet, no group of consumer products is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Smoothed Over Lipstick (Magnolia). Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose little risk, exposure to a few has been associated with serious health concerns, including cancer.