MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or no risk, dozens are associated to considerable medical problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food, water, and a lot of other everyday goods. However, no group of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Eyeshadow (53). Though most of the chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly present little risk, exposure to some has been associated with substantial health problems, including cancer.