MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose limited or zero threat, several dozen have been linked to significant health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and many other ordinary products. However, no category of consumer products is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics, including PROTECTIVE MINERAL FOUNDATION COMPACT DEEP #1. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose minimal risk, subjection to some has been associated with serious health concerns, including cancer.