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While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose minimal or zero danger, several dozen are associated with considerable health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and lead to similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and various other common products. Still, no kind of consumer products is susceptible to less government management than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Sunblock. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products likely pose very little risk, your exposure to some is linked to critical health issues, such as cancer.