MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or no threat, several dozen have been associated with severe medical problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food and various other common items. Yet, no sector of consumer items is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Iridescent cream eyeshadow. While most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose very little risk, your exposure to some has been linked to major health disorders, including cancer.