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Though many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or zero danger, dozens have been linked with severe medical issues, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and several other common goods. Still, no kind of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Burts Bees Sunscreen SPF 15. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely present minimal risk, exposure to some has been associated with major health issues, such as cancer.