MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or no threat, some have been associated to substantial medical conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and pose similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and several other ordinary items. However, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including NARS Velvet Matte Foundation Stick. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose little risk, exposure to a few is associated with worrying health concerns, including cancer.