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Although many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or no threat, dozens are linked with substantial health conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and lots of other everyday items. Still, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Jergens Extra Moisturizing Body Wash. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present very little risk, your exposure to some is associated with worrying health problems, including cancer.