MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present little or absolutely no risk, several dozen have been linked to serious medical problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and a lot of other common goods. But, no sector of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Get the Look: Smoky Eye Set Eye Shadow Duo (Suede). Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics most likely present minimal risk, exposure to a few is linked to critical health issues, such as cancer.