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While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or no risk, several dozen have been associated with considerable medical conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and several other everyday items. However, no kind of consumer items is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Shimmer Body Lotion. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly present very little risk, being exposed to some has been associated with substantial health conditions, such as cancer.