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While many chemicals in beauty products present little or no risk, several dozen have been linked with significant medical problems, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and many other commonly used products. Still, no classification of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Shiny pastel nail polish. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, your exposure to some has been associated with critical health problems, such as cancer.