MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose little or no danger, several have been associated with significant medical problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and many other commonly used products. Still, no category of consumer products is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including COMPACT POWDER FOUNDATION / FOND DE TEINT COMPACT POUDRE. Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely pose little risk, subjection to a few is linked to critical health concerns, including cancer.