MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in cosmetics pose hardly any or zero threat, some are associated with substantial medical problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and many other ordinary products. But, no area of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Lancome Teint Idole Ultra Makeup. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics likely pose minimal risk, exposure to a few is linked to major health problems, including cancer.