MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose slight or no threat, several dozen have been associated with substantial medical problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics invade your body through the skin and inhalation, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and several other common goods. Yet, no sector of consumer goods is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including my eyeshadow (glitter) 19. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose very little risk, subjection to a few has been associated with worrying health problems, including cancer.