MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics present limited or no threat, some are associated to significant health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food, water, and a lot of other commonly used products. Yet, no type of consumer products is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including Eye Shadow (Lilac). Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely present very little risk, your exposure to some is associated with worrying health problems, including cancer.