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While many chemicals in beauty products pose slight or no threat, some have been associated to severe health problems, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and many other commonly used items. Still, no category of consumer items is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Scented Shimmer Body Spray. While most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with substantial health disorders, such as cancer.