HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

While many chemicals in beauty products pose minimal or no threat, dozens are associated with significant medical problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and many other common items. However, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government management than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Shampoo & Body Wash. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose little risk, exposure to some has been associated with worrying health disorders, including cancer.