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While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose slight or zero risk, several dozen have been associated with substantial health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to your body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and various other ordinary products. Still, no sector of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Vaseline Total Moisture Conditioning Body Lotion. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, exposure to a few has been associated with major health issues, including cancer.