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I worry some, yes. Hasn't really changed my behavior, though.
Thing is, the laws about what's legal to put in personal care products date back to a time when scientists didn't believe that we could absorb dangerous material through our skin. Doctors thought you had to eat or inhale a chemical to be harmed by it.
Scientists views on that have changed dramatically, of course. Now the transdermal patch is considered a great way to deliver medicines! But we still don't regulate ingredients in our products.
I suspect makeup is less dangerous than, say Nair. Or hair dye, or perm/straightening solutions. OTOH, we keep it on longer, don't we?
Thing is, no one's offering an alternative. There are 'all-natural' brands, but being natural doesn't make a product safe. Poison ivy, toadstools, stinging nettles, hemlock, bumblebees, jellyfish-- all natural, but I don't wanna rub them on my skin!
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