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Although many chemicals in beauty products pose very little or absolutely no danger, some have been associated to considerable medical problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and many other common items. Yet, no category of consumer items is susceptible to less government management than cosmetics, including Hair & Body Soap. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present minimal risk, being exposed to some is linked to serious health disorders, such as cancer.