Makeup Damaging Skin. The fact that formaldehyde is used to embalm and preserve dead bodies should be enough to put you off this ingredient, but if that isn’t enough, formaldehyde is a known carcinogen that can also cause allergy and irritation. Persistently pressing your face into a pillowcase causes trauma to.

Thus, these chemicals are absorbed through the skin result in various skin problems and ageing issues. A thin layer of makeup can actually protect the skin from airborne pollutants — which otherwise could seep into pores and cause damage that is linked to dryness, wrinkles or other effects of aging. One of the important things that you do maintain your skin’s health is protecting it from sun damage.