MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose little or zero threat, some have been associated with severe health issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and various other common products. However, no sector of consumer products is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Stick Foundation (Tan). Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely present little risk, exposure to a few has been associated with major health conditions, such as cancer.