MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products present limited or no threat, dozens are linked with serious health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and several other commonly used products. Still, no category of consumer products is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including PROTECTIVE MINERAL FOUNDATION COMPACT FAIR #1. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics likely pose very little risk, exposure to some has been associated with serious health conditions, such as cancer.