MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in cosmetics pose minimal or absolutely no risk, several have been linked to serious medical problems, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and many other common products. But, no category of consumer products is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including GIRL SCOUTS THIN MINTS LIP BALM TIN. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, being exposed to some is linked to major health issues, such as cancer.