MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though most chemicals in cosmetics pose little or absolutely no threat, some are linked to considerable health conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in water, food, and various other everyday goods. But, no classification of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including my eyeshadow (shimmer) 37. While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present very little risk, being exposed to a few is linked to critical health problems, such as cancer.