MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or no danger, dozens are linked with significant health conditions, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and many other ordinary products. Yet, no area of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Eye Shadow Sticks. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics probably pose minimal risk, exposure to a few has been linked to worrying health disorders, including cancer.