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Although many chemicals in beauty products present little or zero danger, several have been linked with severe health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through the skin and inhalation, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and lots of other commonly used goods. However, no group of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Patricia Wexler M.D. Dermatology Skin Brightening Daily Moisturizer with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 28. While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose minimal risk, your exposure to some is linked to significant health disorders, including cancer.