MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or no threat, several dozen have been associated to considerable health conditions, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and several other common items. Still, no classification of consumer items is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including SILKY EYE PENCIL 22. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics probably pose minimal risk, exposure to some has been linked to significant health problems, such as cancer.