SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

While the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose little or zero threat, several are associated with severe health problems, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food, water, and many other common goods. But, no classification of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including DAYTIME PROTECTIVE EMULSION N. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood present very little risk, your exposure to a few has been linked to critical health problems, such as cancer.