MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or no threat, several have been associated to severe health issues, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and several other commonly used products. Yet, no kind of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Melody Eyeshadow (From Heaven). Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics probably present very little risk, being exposed to some is linked to serious health concerns, including cancer.