MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products present little or no threat, several are linked to significant health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and several other commonly used goods. However, no category of consumer goods is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Eye Shadow (Illume). Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose very little risk, your exposure to a few has been associated with critical health problems, including cancer.