ORAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose limited or zero threat, several have been linked with substantial health conditions, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and lots of other ordinary products. But, no sector of consumer products is subject to less government direction than cosmetics, including Burt's Bees Clean and Fresh. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with substantial health issues, including cancer.