MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics present minimal or zero risk, dozens have been linked to significant health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other common goods. Still, no kind of consumer goods is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including PROTECTIVE MINERAL FOUNDATION POWDER TAN#2. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably present very little risk, exposure to some is associated with worrying health issues, including cancer.