SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present very little or zero threat, several dozen have been linked to severe medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other everyday items. But, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Jergens Soft Shimmer Skin Radiance Moisturizer. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products most likely pose very little risk, exposure to a few is associated with critical health concerns, including cancer.