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While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose hardly any or zero threat, dozens have been linked with substantial medical problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and lots of other commonly used items. Still, no group of consumer items is subject to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including RE-NUTRIV/Ultimate Youth Eye Creme. While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose very little risk, being exposed to some has been linked to serious health disorders, including cancer.