MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics pose hardly any or zero threat, several are associated with considerable health problems, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and many other everyday products. Still, no kind of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Shimmering. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics probably present minimal risk, being exposed to some is linked to critical health conditions, such as cancer.