MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or zero risk, several dozen are linked with severe medical conditions, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and lots of other everyday items. Yet, no area of consumer items is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Mariah Carey Shimmer Powder Brush. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose very little risk, exposure to some has been associated with substantial health issues, including cancer.