MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose slight or no danger, dozens are associated with severe medical problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals can enter the body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and various other common goods. However, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Fashion Fair Eye Shadow (Evergreen #5134). While many of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with substantial health issues, including cancer.