MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present limited or zero threat, several dozen are linked to considerable medical conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter your body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and lots of other common goods. However, no sector of consumer goods is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including ALLURE BEAUTY EDITOR PALETTE. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely present little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with significant health disorders, such as cancer.