MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose hardly any or zero threat, some have been associated with significant health issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and several other common goods. Still, no classification of consumer goods is subject to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Purely Mineral Eye Pencil. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose very little risk, being exposed to some has been associated with substantial health problems, such as cancer.