MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or no threat, several dozen have been linked to serious health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and lots of other common products. However, no type of consumer products is susceptible to less government management than cosmetics, including Amazonian clay highlighter. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose little risk, being exposed to a few has been linked to critical health disorders, such as cancer.