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While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present limited or no threat, some have been associated to significant medical issues, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals can enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and several other commonly used goods. However, no category of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including SBS 44 Protective Cream water-resistant. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics likely present minimal risk, exposure to some is associated with worrying health issues, including cancer.