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While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose slight or zero risk, some are linked with serious health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and several other everyday products. But, no group of consumer products is susceptible to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Amber Antimicrobial Lotion Soap. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with serious health conditions, such as cancer.