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While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or zero threat, several dozen are linked with serious medical conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and many other everyday items. But, no sector of consumer items is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Victoria's Secret Flavored Lip Gloss. While many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few is associated with serious health disorders, such as cancer.