MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose very little or no threat, several have been associated with substantial health issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and many other common items. But, no kind of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including AVON IDEAL SHADE CREAM-TO-POWDER FOUNDATION SPF 10 - ALL SHADES. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose minimal risk, exposure to a few has been associated with substantial health problems, including cancer.