MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose slight or no risk, several dozen are associated with significant health problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter your body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food, water, and a lot of other commonly used items. Still, no area of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Eyeshadow #13 (Puttin' on the Glitz limited-edition color collection & purse). Though most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose very little risk, being exposed to some is linked to critical health concerns, including cancer.