MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in cosmetics pose minimal or no threat, several are associated with considerable health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and lots of other commonly used items. But, no category of consumer items is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Eye Shadow Primer. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly present minimal risk, being exposed to a few is associated with serious health conditions, such as cancer.