MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in cosmetics pose minimal or zero threat, some have been associated to considerable health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and a lot of other commonly used products. However, no category of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Mascara. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose minimal risk, exposure to a few has been associated with major health problems, such as cancer.