HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

While most chemicals in cosmetics pose slight or no threat, several dozen have been linked with considerable health issues, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other ordinary items. Still, no kind of consumer items is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Beyond the Zone Thick Enuff Thickening Creme. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly pose very little risk, exposure to some is associated with critical health concerns, including cancer.