MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics present very little or no threat, dozens are associated to considerable health conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and many other common goods. Still, no classification of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including my eyeshadow (glitter) 16. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose minimal risk, subjection to a few is linked to worrying health conditions, including cancer.