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While most chemicals in cosmetics present slight or no danger, several dozen are associated with significant health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals can enter your body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and several other common products. Still, no group of consumer products is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Marc Jabobs Shimmering Body Powder. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics probably pose very little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with serious health conditions, including cancer.