MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics present little or zero threat, several dozen have been linked with substantial health issues, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and several other everyday goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Innisfree My eyeshadow (shimmer) 3. While many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics probably pose very little risk, subjection to some is associated with substantial health issues, including cancer.