MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose minimal or no threat, several are linked to severe health conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in water, food, and a lot of other ordinary products. Still, no group of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including MATTE SPECTRUM EYESHADOW PALETTE (MT040). Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose very little risk, exposure to some has been associated with serious health conditions, including cancer.