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While the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose minimal or zero threat, dozens are linked with considerable medical issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and several other commonly used items. Still, no group of consumer items is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Victoria's Secret Shimmer Mist Pure Seduction Shimmer. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, your exposure to some is associated with major health issues, including cancer.