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While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present slight or absolutely no risk, several dozen have been linked to significant medical problems, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics get into your body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and several other commonly used products. Still, no area of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Shea Butter Beaded Hand Soap. While most of the chemicals in cosmetics most likely present little risk, being exposed to a few has been linked to critical health issues, including cancer.