MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though many chemicals in cosmetics pose limited or zero threat, dozens have been linked to substantial medical conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and many other everyday products. Still, no group of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including my eyeshadow (glitter) 2. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose minimal risk, exposure to a few has been associated with critical health concerns, including cancer.