MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or zero threat, several have been linked to significant health problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and several other everyday goods. Still, no sector of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Mineral Eye Color. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose minimal risk, exposure to some is associated with serious health problems, including cancer.