MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Though the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or no risk, several dozen have been linked with severe health issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food and various other common goods. But, no classification of consumer goods is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including POUDRE DE SOIE ILLUMINATING POWDER SILK SHIMMER. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose very little risk, subjection to some is linked to significant health disorders, such as cancer.