MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products present hardly any or zero threat, several are associated with considerable medical problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and several other ordinary products. However, no category of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including SOUFFLE D'OR DE SHALIMAR - PERFUMED IRIDESCENT BODY AND HAIR POWDER. Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely pose little risk, exposure to some is associated with serious health conditions, such as cancer.