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While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or zero risk, several have been linked to considerable health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and lots of other common items. Still, no sector of consumer items is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including SHISEIDO EXTRA SMOOTH SUN PROTECTION CREAM N. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood pose very little risk, subjection to some is associated with major health concerns, including cancer.