MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present minimal or no threat, several dozen are associated with considerable health issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and various other ordinary goods. However, no sector of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including OPULENCE (UNDERNEATH THE GOLD). While many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics probably pose little risk, exposure to a few is associated with worrying health problems, including cancer.