MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products present slight or no threat, several dozen are associated with significant health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and various other common products. But, no category of consumer products is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Mineral Powder Foundation SPF 15 (2W). Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few is associated with significant health disorders, such as cancer.