MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in cosmetics pose hardly any or zero threat, several dozen have been associated to severe medical problems, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and many other common items. However, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including Purely Mineral Cheeks (pressed). While most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose very little risk, exposure to a few is linked to serious health conditions, such as cancer.