MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or absolutely no risk, several dozen have been associated with substantial health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and several other common products. But, no group of consumer products is accountable to less government management than cosmetics, including PROTECTIVE MINERAL FOUNDATION POWDER. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics probably present very little risk, being exposed to some is associated with substantial health concerns, such as cancer.