MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose hardly any or no danger, dozens are associated to severe medical problems, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food and several other common products. Still, no category of consumer products is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Eye Definer (Mermaid). Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose minimal risk, exposure to a few has been linked to major health concerns, including cancer.