MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products present little or zero threat, some are linked with considerable medical problems, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and many other commonly used goods. However, no group of consumer goods is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Powder stick foundation. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to some is linked to critical health issues, such as cancer.