MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products present slight or zero risk, dozens are associated to considerable health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and various other everyday goods. Yet, no area of consumer goods is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Creme to Powder Foundation. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly pose little risk, exposure to some has been linked to serious health conditions, such as cancer.