MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose very little or zero threat, dozens have been associated with serious medical conditions, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and various other commonly used goods. Yet, no group of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including SHISEIDO SHEER MATIFYING COMPACT. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly present minimal risk, subjection to some is associated with significant health concerns, such as cancer.