MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products pose little or no danger, several dozen are associated to substantial health issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and many other everyday goods. Still, no kind of consumer goods is accountable to less government management than cosmetics, including Amazonian clay waterproof 12-hour concealer. While many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly present very little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with worrying health conditions, including cancer.