MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or zero risk, several have been associated to severe medical problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and many other common goods. However, no classification of consumer goods is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Eye Shadow (Java). Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose minimal risk, your exposure to a few is associated with serious health problems, including cancer.