MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in cosmetics pose limited or no threat, several dozen are linked with serious health conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and various other common products. However, no kind of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Essential Artist Kit Palette. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose minimal risk, exposure to a few has been associated with critical health problems, including cancer.