MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose minimal or no risk, dozens have been linked with severe medical problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other commonly used products. But, no category of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including PROTECTIVE MINERAL FOUNDATION COMPACT MEDIUM #3. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose very little risk, subjection to a few has been associated with serious health issues, including cancer.