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While many chemicals in cosmetics pose hardly any or zero risk, several dozen have been linked to considerable medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in water, food, and many other commonly used goods. Still, no group of consumer goods is subject to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Body Excellence Firming Moisture Milk. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics most likely present very little risk, your exposure to a few has been linked to worrying health problems, such as cancer.