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While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or no threat, several dozen have been associated to serious health problems, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food, water, and several other everyday items. Yet, no category of consumer items is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Shu Uemura Drawing Pencils for Lips. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood present very little risk, exposure to a few has been linked to critical health issues, such as cancer.