MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though most chemicals in beauty products present minimal or no risk, several dozen have been linked to significant health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and lots of other everyday items. However, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including my highlighter 1. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose very little risk, your exposure to a few has been linked to critical health conditions, such as cancer.