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Although many chemicals in cosmetics present slight or no risk, dozens are linked with significant health problems, including cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and several other common items. Yet, no kind of consumer items is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Victoria's Secret Pink Shimmer Mist Total Flirt. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood pose minimal risk, exposure to a few has been linked to major health problems, such as cancer.