MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetics present very little or no threat, several dozen are associated to significant health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and several other ordinary products. Still, no group of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Pressed Powder. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely present minimal risk, your exposure to some is linked to worrying health problems, including cancer.