MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose very little or no risk, dozens have been associated with considerable medical conditions, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals can enter a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and several other everyday goods. Yet, no category of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including loose base. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose little risk, subjection to some has been associated with serious health conditions, such as cancer.