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Although many chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or zero threat, dozens have been linked with substantial medical conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through internal use, the skin, and inhalation, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food, water, and a lot of other common goods. But, no group of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Burt's Bees BB Cream. Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely pose very little risk, subjection to a few has been associated with worrying health problems, including cancer.