SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

While most chemicals in beauty products present very little or no threat, several dozen have been associated to significant health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and various other commonly used products. However, no category of consumer products is susceptible to less government management than cosmetics, including Apricot Facial Scrub. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably present little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with major health disorders, including cancer.