MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose hardly any or zero risk, several have been linked to significant health conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and various other everyday products. Yet, no type of consumer products is subject to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Powder Foundation. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics very likely pose little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with significant health disorders, including cancer.