MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in beauty products pose very little or zero danger, several have been associated to significant medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and many other ordinary products. However, no kind of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Mascara. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products likely pose very little risk, your exposure to some has been associated with critical health concerns, such as cancer.