MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products present hardly any or zero danger, several dozen are associated with substantial medical problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and many other ordinary goods. However, no classification of consumer goods is subject to less government direction than cosmetics, including CoverGirl Multiplying Waterproof Mascara. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly present minimal risk, being exposed to a few is associated with critical health concerns, such as cancer.