MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics pose slight or no threat, dozens have been associated with serious medical issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and lots of other everyday items. However, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Almay One Coat Nourishing Thickening Mascara. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics probably pose minimal risk, being exposed to some has been associated with major health issues, such as cancer.