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While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or no risk, several dozen are linked to serious health conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and various other common items. Still, no classification of consumer items is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Revitalizing Facial Wash. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose little risk, exposure to a few is associated with significant health concerns, including cancer.