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Though the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose little or no threat, several dozen have been associated to serious health problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and a lot of other common items. Still, no category of consumer items is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Mineral Wear Talc-Free Mineral Blush. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products almost certainly present very little risk, being exposed to some is linked to substantial health conditions, such as cancer.