MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or no threat, several dozen have been linked with substantial health issues, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and lots of other ordinary items. However, no classification of consumer items is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including SEPHORA - MASCARA OUTRAGEOUS EXTENSION. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly present little risk, exposure to some is linked to serious health problems, including cancer.