MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or zero danger, several dozen have been linked with substantial health conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and many other everyday products. But, no group of consumer products is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Eye Pencil. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose minimal risk, exposure to a few is linked to substantial health concerns, including cancer.