MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or absolutely no risk, several are linked with serious health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and various other commonly used products. But, no category of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Luminary Eyeshadow (The Starlet Limited). Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few has been linked to substantial health problems, such as cancer.