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While most chemicals in beauty products pose slight or zero threat, some are linked with serious health issues, including neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through the skin and inhalation, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and a lot of other everyday items. However, no category of consumer items is subject to less government direction than cosmetics, including Aveeno Positively Radiant Overnight Hydrating Facial Moisturizer. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood present little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with substantial health problems, such as cancer.