MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or no threat, several dozen have been associated with significant medical conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and various other common items. Yet, no sector of consumer items is subject to less government management than cosmetics, including Lipstick. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood pose minimal risk, exposure to a few is associated with major health problems, including cancer.