MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose limited or zero risk, dozens are associated with considerable health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food and many other common items. Still, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including NARS Skin Smoothing Face Prep. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present little risk, subjection to a few has been linked to serious health problems, such as cancer.