MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics pose hardly any or zero threat, several dozen have been linked with substantial medical problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and lots of other ordinary goods. Still, no classification of consumer goods is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Eyeshadow Refill (Metallic shade). Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics most likely present little risk, subjection to some has been linked to major health problems, such as cancer.