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While most chemicals in cosmetic products present very little or zero risk, several dozen have been linked with substantial medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and a lot of other everyday goods. But, no area of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Olay Daily Exfoliating Body Wash. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics probably present little risk, exposure to a few is linked to worrying health concerns, including cancer.