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While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose little or zero threat, several have been linked to serious medical issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into your body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and many other commonly used goods. But, no area of consumer goods is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including St.Ives Scrub Renew and Firm. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood pose minimal risk, being exposed to some is associated with worrying health issues, such as cancer.