MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in cosmetic products present little or zero threat, dozens are linked with substantial medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and various other ordinary products. Still, no area of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including finishing powder. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present little risk, exposure to a few has been associated with major health issues, including cancer.