MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products present very little or zero danger, dozens are associated with considerable medical problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals can enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and several other ordinary goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Sugar Plum Baked Eye Shadow Palette (Icing). Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose minimal risk, exposure to a few is linked to major health conditions, including cancer.