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Though many chemicals in beauty products pose slight or absolutely no threat, several dozen have been associated to significant health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and various other ordinary goods. Still, no group of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including INSTANT SUN LIGHT BAUME SOLEIL SPF 6 / LIP BALM SPF 6. While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose very little risk, subjection to some is associated with critical health issues, including cancer.