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While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose little or no risk, some have been associated to significant medical problems, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and a lot of other commonly used products. But, no category of consumer products is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Olay Body Regenerist Regenerating Body Lotion. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, exposure to a few has been linked to serious health problems, such as cancer.