MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or no danger, several dozen have been associated with substantial health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and several other ordinary products. Still, no sector of consumer products is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Eye Shadow (Smudge). While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics very likely pose very little risk, your exposure to some is associated with major health disorders, such as cancer.