MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though most chemicals in beauty products present little or absolutely no threat, several have been associated to considerable medical problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and several other everyday products. Still, no classification of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Smoothed Over Lipstick (Terra). Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present very little risk, subjection to some has been associated with significant health conditions, such as cancer.