MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in cosmetic products pose very little or absolutely no threat, several dozen have been associated with substantial health problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and various other ordinary goods. Yet, no group of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Intense XXL Waterproof Mascara. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably present minimal risk, exposure to some is associated with worrying health conditions, including cancer.