MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or zero risk, several dozen have been linked with substantial medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and many other everyday goods. Yet, no category of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including OPULENCE (UNDERNEATH THE GOLD). Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly present very little risk, exposure to a few has been associated with substantial health concerns, including cancer.