MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose very little or zero threat, dozens are linked with significant health issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics invade the body through the skin and inhalation, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and a lot of other everyday items. But, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including Sugar Plum Baked Eye Shadow Palette (Ganache). Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely pose little risk, exposure to a few is linked to significant health problems, including cancer.