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Although most chemicals in cosmetic products pose limited or absolutely no threat, several dozen have been linked with significant medical issues, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food and many other common items. However, no area of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Bath & Body Works Shimmer Hair Perfume. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few is linked to critical health disorders, such as cancer.