MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products present very little or no threat, several have been associated with significant health conditions, including 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 risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and many other everyday goods. But, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including No7 Stay Perfect Eyeshadow Primer. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely present very little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with major health problems, such as cancer.