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While many chemicals in cosmetic products pose limited or no risk, several dozen have been associated to considerable health problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through the skin and inhalation, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and many other everyday products. Yet, no sector of consumer products is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including CoverGirl Smoothers Tinted Moisturizer. Although most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose very little risk, being exposed to a few is linked to serious health conditions, such as cancer.