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While most chemicals in cosmetic products pose little or zero threat, dozens have been associated to severe medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals can enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other everyday products. However, no area of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Burts Bees Island Lip Balm with Passion Fruit. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood pose little risk, exposure to a few has been associated with critical health disorders, including cancer.