MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products present very little or zero danger, several dozen are linked to considerable health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade your body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and many other common goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Pressed Powder. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with worrying health problems, such as cancer.