MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present minimal or zero risk, several dozen are linked with serious health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and various other common goods. Yet, no group of consumer goods is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Shimmer Brick. While most of the chemicals in cosmetics probably pose very little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with critical health conditions, including cancer.