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Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or no risk, several dozen have been linked to severe health conditions, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food and various other ordinary products. But, no group of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Aurora Borealis Body Scrub. While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics probably present very little risk, your exposure to some has been linked to critical health problems, including cancer.