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While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose hardly any or no threat, several dozen have been associated with considerable health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals can enter a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and several other ordinary goods. Yet, no category of consumer goods is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including Ivory Tower. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly pose little risk, exposure to some has been associated with serious health problems, such as cancer.