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While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present very little or no threat, several have been associated to considerable health issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other common items. Yet, no group of consumer items is subject to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal care products, including DERMA WHITE / Brightening City Block. While many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics likely present little risk, exposure to a few has been associated with major health disorders, such as cancer.