SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

Although many chemicals in beauty products pose minimal or zero risk, several dozen are linked with significant health issues, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and lots of other everyday items. But, no group of consumer items is accountable to less government management than cosmetics, including Olay Anti-Wrinkle Mature Skin Firming Night Cream. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present very little risk, being exposed to a few has been associated with major health concerns, including cancer.