MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or no threat, several dozen have been associated with severe health issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and cause the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and several other everyday products. Yet, no category of consumer products is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Mineral Foundation (Loose). While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present very little risk, being exposed to some has been associated with critical health problems, such as cancer.