MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose little or zero risk, dozens are associated with considerable medical problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and many other common goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Eyeshadow (78985-3A). While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose very little risk, being exposed to a few has been linked to substantial health disorders, such as cancer.