MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics pose hardly any or zero threat, several dozen have been associated to considerable medical issues, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food, water, and several other commonly used items. Still, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including 360 length mascara. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose little risk, being exposed to a few is linked to significant health issues, such as cancer.