MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present very little or no threat, dozens are linked with severe health conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and lots of other ordinary goods. Still, no group of consumer goods is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal care products, including colored clay bronzer. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably present very little risk, exposure to some has been associated with major health conditions, such as cancer.