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While many chemicals in cosmetic products present minimal or no risk, some are linked with serious health problems, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics gain entry to a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food, water, and several other ordinary products. Still, no kind of consumer products is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Burt's Bees BB Cream. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood pose little risk, being exposed to some is linked to worrying health disorders, including cancer.