SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or zero risk, dozens are associated to substantial medical issues, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and various other everyday goods. Still, no group of consumer goods is subject to less government direction than cosmetics, including DAILY MOISTURIZING LOTION. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present very little risk, exposure to some is associated with significant health concerns, including cancer.