HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

Though many chemicals in beauty products present hardly any or zero risk, several have been linked with considerable health issues, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics 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 associated with cancer are found in water, food, and various other commonly used items. Still, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including purifying shampoo. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present little risk, your exposure to some is associated with substantial health issues, including cancer.