MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present limited or no threat, dozens have been linked to considerable health problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and several other everyday products. Still, no area of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Got You Covered Mineral Powder Foundation Broad Spectrum SPF 15 Sunscreen (Almond). While many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely present very little risk, exposure to a few is linked to worrying health concerns, such as cancer.