MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose slight or absolutely no danger, several dozen have been associated with significant medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics invade the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and several other ordinary goods. Still, no kind of consumer goods is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Eye Shadow (Shell). Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics likely present minimal risk, exposure to a few is linked to major health problems, such as cancer.