MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present little or no threat, dozens are associated with serious health issues, including neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and various other commonly used products. Still, no area of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Get the Look: Smoky Eye Set Eye Shadow Duo (Cabarnet). Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose minimal risk, being exposed to some has been associated with serious health problems, such as cancer.