MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or zero threat, several dozen are associated to significant medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and several other common products. Still, no classification of consumer products is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including Anti-Aging Mineral Foundation with SPF 16. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose very little risk, being exposed to a few has been linked to worrying health problems, such as cancer.