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Although most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or absolutely no risk, dozens are associated with substantial medical problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade your body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and several other ordinary goods. However, no category of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Patricia Wexler M.D. Dermatology Skin Brightening Daily Moisturizer with Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 28. While most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly pose minimal risk, exposure to some is associated with serious health conditions, including cancer.