MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in cosmetics present minimal or no threat, several dozen are associated with severe medical conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and many other everyday products. Still, no classification of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including LESSON 2 - GLITTER EYES. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics probably pose very little risk, exposure to a few is associated with significant health conditions, including cancer.