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While many chemicals in beauty products pose little or zero threat, dozens have been linked with severe health conditions, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and lots of other everyday goods. However, no kind of consumer goods is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Victoria's Secret Luminous Perfecting Cream Acai. Though most of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose minimal risk, being exposed to some is associated with significant health concerns, including cancer.