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While most chemicals in cosmetic products pose very little or no risk, some have been associated to substantial medical issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into your body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and several other everyday products. However, no classification of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Eau de Parfum. Although many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present very little risk, subjection to some has been linked to major health conditions, including cancer.