MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products present slight or no threat, several dozen have been linked with severe medical conditions, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and many other common items. But, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including NARS Overexposed Glow Highlighter. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products most likely present minimal risk, exposure to a few has been associated with substantial health disorders, including cancer.