MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in cosmetics pose hardly any or absolutely no threat, some are linked with considerable health issues, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into your body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and lots of other common items. However, no category of consumer items is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Lancome L'Extreme Mascara. While most of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, exposure to some is linked to substantial health problems, such as cancer.