MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products present slight or zero threat, some are linked to substantial health problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and many other commonly used goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Lash plumping mascara. While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present little risk, your exposure to some has been linked to substantial health problems, such as cancer.