MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products pose limited or zero threat, several have been linked to considerable health issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and a lot of other ordinary products. Still, no category of consumer products is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including EYE SEE EYESHADOW (Habit & Convention). Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose very little risk, subjection to a few has been associated with major health conditions, such as cancer.