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Though most chemicals in beauty products pose very little or zero threat, several dozen have been linked with severe health problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food, water, and several other common products. However, no area of consumer products is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Elizabeth Arden Peel and Reveal Revitalizing Treatment. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose minimal risk, exposure to some is linked to major health conditions, such as cancer.