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While most chemicals in beauty products present slight or no threat, several dozen have been linked with considerable medical problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and several other commonly used products. However, no type of consumer products is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Supermodel by Victoria's Secret- Crackling Body Mousse. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose little risk, being exposed to a few is linked to major health issues, such as cancer.