HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

Though many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or no risk, dozens have been associated with substantial health conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and many other commonly used items. However, no area of consumer items is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including All Day Straight Safflower Smoothing Gel. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few has been linked to significant health issues, including cancer.