MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics pose little or zero threat, dozens are associated with considerable health issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter the body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and several other common goods. Yet, no group of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including POUDRE DOUCEUR COMPACTE VISAGE / POWDER COMPACT. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics most likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with substantial health problems, such as cancer.