MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though the majority of chemicals in cosmetics pose minimal or no risk, several have been linked with considerable medical conditions, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and many other common items. But, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government management than cosmetics, including Kiehl's Marvelous Mineral Mascara. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly pose little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with substantial health problems, including cancer.