MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products present slight or absolutely no threat, several are associated with serious medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and many other common goods. However, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Eye Shadow (Flannel). Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics almost certainly present little risk, exposure to a few is linked to substantial health problems, such as cancer.