MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or zero risk, several dozen have been associated to substantial health conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals can enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and several other everyday products. However, no category of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Eye pencil. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely present little risk, your exposure to a few has been associated with critical health issues, including cancer.