MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or zero threat, some are linked with substantial health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics invade the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and several other common goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Blusher (Excite). Though most of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely pose minimal risk, subjection to a few is linked to major health issues, such as cancer.