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While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose limited or zero threat, several dozen have been associated to serious health issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and many other commonly used products. However, no kind of consumer products is susceptible to less government management than cosmetics, including Nail polish. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics most likely present little risk, exposure to some is associated with serious health problems, including cancer.