ORAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS

Although many chemicals in beauty products present slight or absolutely no threat, several dozen have been associated to considerable health conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food and many other everyday items. However, no type of consumer items is subject to less government management than cosmetics and other personal products, including Crest Fresh and White toothpaste. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics likely pose very little risk, exposure to some has been linked to significant health conditions, such as cancer.