MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though many chemicals in beauty products present minimal or absolutely no threat, several dozen have been associated with significant health issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and many other everyday goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including SHIMMERS. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose minimal risk, your exposure to a few has been associated with significant health conditions, including cancer.