MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or no threat, dozens are associated to significant medical problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and a lot of other commonly used goods. However, no area of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Age Defying Smoothing Powder- Fresh Ivory. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with major health disorders, including cancer.