MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in beauty products pose very little or absolutely no risk, dozens are associated with severe health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other everyday items. However, no kind of consumer items is accountable to less government management than cosmetics, including Neutrogena Matte/Satin/Shimmer Eye Shadow. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose little risk, exposure to some has been associated with significant health issues, such as cancer.