MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although the majority of chemicals in cosmetics pose limited or no threat, several are linked to serious health conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and many other commonly used products. Still, no classification of consumer products is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Eye Shadow (Minx). While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present very little risk, your exposure to some is associated with substantial health conditions, such as cancer.