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Although most chemicals in beauty products pose minimal or no risk, dozens have been linked with significant health issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and lots of other common products. But, no kind of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Hydrating Lip Balm SPF 30 (Red). Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present minimal risk, being exposed to a few is associated with significant health problems, including cancer.