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While most chemicals in beauty products present very little or no risk, several dozen are associated with serious medical issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and several other commonly used goods. However, no kind of consumer goods is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including TERRACOTTA BAUME AU COEUR - HIGH-SHINE SOOTHING LIP BALM. Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably present very little risk, exposure to a few has been linked to major health concerns, including cancer.