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Although most chemicals in beauty products present slight or no risk, several dozen have been linked with considerable health problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to your body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in water, food, and various other ordinary goods. However, no classification of consumer goods is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including Absolute Moisture - Cocoa Butter (Lotion). Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose minimal risk, exposure to some has been linked to serious health disorders, including cancer.