SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

Although most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or no danger, several dozen are associated to significant health problems, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and several other everyday products. But, no group of consumer products is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including L'Oreal Dermo-Expertise Skin Genesis Multi-Layer Cell Strengthening Daily Moisturizer-SPF 15 Lotion. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose little risk, exposure to a few has been linked to critical health problems, such as cancer.