MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or zero risk, several dozen are associated to substantial medical conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and various other ordinary products. But, no sector of consumer products is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including EN TAUPE (WRAPPED IN SILK). Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely present little risk, exposure to a few has been linked to substantial health issues, such as cancer.