SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

While most chemicals in cosmetic products pose slight or absolutely no danger, several dozen have been linked with serious health conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and various other commonly used products. However, no group of consumer products is accountable to less government management than cosmetics, including Gentle Lotion Skin Cleanser. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely pose very little risk, subjection to some is associated with critical health problems, including cancer.