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While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose hardly any or zero threat, several dozen have been associated with severe health conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade 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 and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food and a lot of other everyday goods. Yet, no area of consumer goods is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including SPF 15 balm. Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose very little risk, your exposure to some is linked to substantial health disorders, including cancer.