MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose minimal or absolutely no risk, several dozen have been associated to significant health issues, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and a lot of other everyday items. However, no classification of consumer items is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Matte Foundation. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics most likely present very little risk, exposure to a few is associated with worrying health disorders, such as cancer.