MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose limited or no risk, some are linked to considerable health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and several other common products. Yet, no category of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Le Crayon Kohl. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present little risk, your exposure to a few is associated with significant health problems, such as cancer.