MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products present slight or zero threat, dozens are linked with serious health issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics invade the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and lots of other ordinary goods. Yet, no category of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including shimmering lash/liner. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, subjection to some is linked to significant health concerns, including cancer.