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While the majority of chemicals in cosmetics present limited or no threat, several dozen have been associated with significant medical conditions, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and lots of other ordinary products. But, no sector of consumer products is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including 09 Oil-free Balancing Foundation SPF15. Though most of the chemicals in cosmetics probably present very little risk, your exposure to a few is associated with worrying health problems, including cancer.