MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though the majority of chemicals in cosmetics present slight or absolutely no threat, several dozen are linked to serious medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and several other common goods. However, no sector of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including colored clay cream eyeshadow. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose very little risk, your exposure to some has been linked to substantial health disorders, such as cancer.