PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS

Although the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or zero threat, dozens are linked with considerable medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the 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 are found in food, water, and various other common goods. Yet, no sector of consumer goods is subject to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Lotion Hand Soap. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood present very little risk, exposure to some is linked to serious health disorders, such as cancer.