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While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present very little or no threat, dozens are associated with significant health problems, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and many other commonly used products. Yet, no classification of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Protect & Perfect Day Cream Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 15. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics likely present little risk, being exposed to some has been associated with worrying health conditions, such as cancer.