MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While most chemicals in cosmetics present little or zero threat, several are associated with severe medical problems, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter your body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and many other everyday items. Still, no sector of consumer items is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including my blusher (cream) 1. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose minimal risk, your exposure to a few is linked to critical health problems, such as cancer.