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While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose very little or zero risk, several dozen are linked to serious medical problems, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals can enter your body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and a lot of other commonly used items. Still, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Burts Bees Sunscreen SPF 15. While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics likely pose very little risk, exposure to some has been associated with worrying health concerns, such as cancer.