MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present little or no threat, dozens have been associated to considerable medical conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and various other everyday products. However, no category of consumer products is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Lancome Photogenic Sheer Pressed Powder. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics almost certainly pose very little risk, exposure to some is linked to major health concerns, including cancer.