MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in beauty products pose limited or no threat, dozens are associated with serious medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and several other everyday products. But, no group of consumer products is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal care products, including PROTECTIVE MINERAL FOUNDATION COMPACT TAN #1. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose little risk, exposure to some has been linked to critical health concerns, such as cancer.