MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present very little or no threat, dozens are associated with severe medical issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and a lot of other everyday items. Still, no category of consumer items is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including MATTE SPECTRUM EYESHADOW PALETTE (MT040). Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics likely present very little risk, subjection to a few is associated with worrying health conditions, including cancer.