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While many chemicals in cosmetic products present very little or no danger, several dozen have been linked with significant medical problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and several other everyday products. However, no type of consumer products is subject to less government direction than cosmetics and other personal products, including Colorology - Jaded. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose little risk, subjection to some is associated with worrying health problems, such as cancer.