MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in cosmetics present hardly any or zero threat, dozens have been linked with significant medical conditions, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and several other commonly used goods. However, no type of consumer goods is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics, including Translucent Loose Powder. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics probably pose very little risk, subjection to a few is linked to critical health conditions, including cancer.