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Although the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose hardly any or no risk, several dozen have been associated with substantial medical problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter the body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food, water, and lots of other ordinary goods. But, no kind of consumer goods is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Quinquereme of Nineveh Soap. Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics probably present very little risk, exposure to some has been linked to serious health problems, including cancer.