MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose limited or zero risk, some have been associated to substantial health issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food, water, and many other ordinary items. But, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Eyeshadow Refill (Brownie shade). Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics likely pose minimal risk, your exposure to a few is linked to significant health conditions, such as cancer.