MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products present hardly any or absolutely no risk, several dozen are associated with serious medical issues, including neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and many other commonly used items. Still, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Eye Shadow. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products very likely present little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with significant health conditions, including cancer.