MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or zero threat, several dozen are linked to considerable medical problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into your body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and various other ordinary items. Still, no kind of consumer items is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including pressed base. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, being exposed to some has been linked to worrying health conditions, including cancer.