PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS

While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or no risk, dozens are associated with serious medical conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and several other everyday products. But, no kind of consumer products is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Anti-Bacterial Moisturizing Hand Soap. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose very little risk, exposure to some is linked to worrying health issues, such as cancer.