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While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or no risk, several dozen have been associated to severe medical problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and various other everyday items. Yet, no kind of consumer items is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Banana Boat Sport Performance Lotion - SPF 15 w/ High UVA. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics very likely pose little risk, exposure to a few is associated with critical health concerns, such as cancer.