MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products pose slight or zero threat, several dozen have been associated to considerable health conditions, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and various other ordinary goods. Yet, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Intense Eye Shadow -Petals to the Metal. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood pose minimal risk, exposure to some is associated with significant health issues, such as cancer.