MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products present limited or no danger, several are associated to substantial medical problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and many other ordinary goods. However, no classification of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Translucent Pressed Powder (Fair). Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely present very little risk, being exposed to some has been linked to substantial health problems, such as cancer.