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While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or no threat, several dozen are linked with substantial medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into your body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and several other commonly used goods. Yet, no group of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Kiehl's Activated Sun Protector for Face SPF 50. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics likely pose very little risk, subjection to some is associated with significant health conditions, such as cancer.