MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present very little or no danger, dozens have been associated to substantial medical issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and many other ordinary items. But, no classification of consumer items is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal care products, including AVON SMOOTH MINERAL EYESHADOW . While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with substantial health disorders, such as cancer.