ORAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS

While most chemicals in cosmetic products pose limited or zero threat, dozens have been linked with serious medical problems, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade the body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and many other ordinary goods. Yet, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Crest Nature's Expressions Fluoride Toothpaste - Mint + Green Tea Extract. Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly pose minimal risk, being exposed to some is associated with major health conditions, including cancer.