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Though many chemicals in cosmetic products pose minimal or no threat, several dozen have been associated to substantial medical issues, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals can enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and a lot of other everyday goods. But, no classification of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Hand and Body Lotion. Although most of the chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly pose very little risk, exposure to a few is linked to significant health disorders, such as cancer.