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While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or absolutely no threat, several dozen have been associated to severe health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and several other ordinary products. But, no area of consumer products is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Amazonian clay lip liner. Though most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products very likely pose very little risk, being exposed to some has been linked to critical health problems, such as cancer.