MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetics present slight or absolutely no risk, several have been linked to severe medical issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and many other ordinary goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including my eyeshadow (shimmer) 30. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics likely pose very little risk, exposure to a few has been linked to major health problems, including cancer.