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Although most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or zero danger, dozens have been linked with considerable medical conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food and lots of other everyday goods. But, no type of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Herpecin-L Balm Jar. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely pose minimal risk, exposure to some is linked to serious health problems, such as cancer.