HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

Although most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present hardly any or no risk, several are linked to considerable health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and several other common products. Yet, no category of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including pump-it-up volumizing souffle. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with major health disorders, including cancer.