MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose hardly any or zero threat, dozens have been linked to serious health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and a lot of other common products. However, no classification of consumer products is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including 4-Play Eyeshadow - Easy Going (Purple). Though most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to some is linked to major health problems, such as cancer.