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Although most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or no risk, several dozen have been associated with severe medical issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and a lot of other commonly used products. Still, no area of consumer products is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including Ready, Set, Scrub. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics probably present very little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with substantial health issues, such as cancer.