MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though most chemicals in cosmetics present minimal or zero risk, several dozen have been linked with substantial health issues, including neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and many other commonly used products. However, no group of consumer products is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Pressed Powder. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics likely present minimal risk, subjection to some is associated with substantial health concerns, such as cancer.