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Though many chemicals in cosmetics present very little or zero danger, several dozen have been linked with serious medical conditions, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals invade a person's body through inhalation, ingestion, and the skin, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food and a lot of other everyday products. Still, no area of consumer products is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Bath & Body Works Diamond Shimmer Mist Beautiful Day. Though most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose very little risk, exposure to some is associated with critical health problems, including cancer.