MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products pose minimal or absolutely no danger, some have been associated with significant medical problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and many other everyday products. Yet, no category of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including PROTECTIVE MINERAL FOUNDATION COMPACT FAIR #1. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly pose minimal risk, exposure to a few is associated with substantial health disorders, including cancer.