MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetics pose minimal or no threat, several dozen are associated with significant medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and lots of other commonly used goods. But, no category of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Mineral Wear Talc-Free Mineral Correcting Bronzer. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present minimal risk, subjection to a few is linked to critical health problems, such as cancer.