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While most chemicals in cosmetic products present slight or no danger, several dozen have been associated to significant health conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and various other commonly used goods. However, no kind of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics, including SPF 40 Facial Moisturizer. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products most likely present minimal risk, being exposed to some is associated with serious health problems, such as cancer.