MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present hardly any or zero threat, several have been linked to serious medical problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to your body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and various other common goods. But, no area of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including my eyeshadow (glitter) 14. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products likely pose very little risk, exposure to a few has been linked to significant health disorders, such as cancer.