MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present limited or no risk, some have been linked to significant health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals can enter a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and lots of other commonly used products. But, no type of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Eye Shadow (Shell). Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present little risk, being exposed to some is linked to major health disorders, such as cancer.