MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though most chemicals in cosmetics pose minimal or no threat, dozens have been linked to severe medical conditions, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and many other everyday products. Still, no area of consumer products is subject to less government management than cosmetics, including TRANSLUCENT POWDER. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely present little risk, exposure to a few is associated with serious health conditions, such as cancer.