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While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose hardly any or zero threat, several have been associated to substantial health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and several other commonly used items. Yet, no classification of consumer items is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Dove Gentle Exfoliating Nourishing Body Wash. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present very little risk, being exposed to some is associated with substantial health problems, including cancer.