MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or zero risk, several dozen are associated with substantial health issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and many other everyday goods. Still, no kind of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including TITANIUM DIOXIDE. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely pose little risk, exposure to a few is associated with substantial health problems, including cancer.