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Although most chemicals in cosmetics present hardly any or no risk, dozens have been associated with severe health issues, such as developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and many other everyday goods. Still, no sector of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Bath & Body Works Diamond Shimmer Mist Pretty as a Peach. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose very little risk, being exposed to a few is associated with critical health problems, such as cancer.