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Although most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose limited or no threat, several dozen have been associated to substantial health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and many other everyday items. Still, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Feelin' Hot-Hot-Hot!. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly pose minimal risk, being exposed to a few is linked to substantial health conditions, including cancer.