MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose hardly any or no threat, several dozen are linked to severe medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and many other ordinary goods. But, no kind of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Nu Colour MoisturShade Liquid Finish Broad Spectrum SPF 15 - Sandalwood. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose little risk, exposure to some has been linked to serious health problems, such as cancer.