SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or no threat, several dozen are associated with serious health issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and several other everyday items. But, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Vitamin C Ester Photo-Brightening Moisturizer SPF 30. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly present little risk, subjection to some has been associated with worrying health disorders, such as cancer.