MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or no threat, dozens are linked to substantial health problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and cause the same 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 group of consumer products is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including pressed base. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly present minimal risk, exposure to a few has been linked to worrying health conditions, such as cancer.