MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetics pose little or no risk, several dozen are associated with substantial health issues, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics invade the body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and several other ordinary items. However, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including colored clay bronzer. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics very likely pose very little risk, being exposed to a few has been linked to major health issues, including cancer.