MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or zero threat, several dozen are linked with serious health conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade the body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and lots of other common goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is susceptible to less government management than cosmetics, including L'Oreal Infallible Never Fail Eyeliner. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products very likely present little risk, exposure to a few has been linked to significant health issues, such as cancer.