MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products pose very little or no threat, dozens are linked to considerable medical conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and many other commonly used items. Still, no category of consumer items is subject to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Giorgio Armani Smooth Silk Eye Pencil. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely present minimal risk, exposure to a few is linked to worrying health conditions, including cancer.