PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or no risk, several dozen have been linked to significant health conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and various other common items. Yet, no group of consumer items is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Pink Grapefruit Liquid Hand Soap. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, being exposed to a few is linked to major health concerns, such as cancer.