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Although the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present hardly any or no risk, several dozen have been associated to serious medical issues, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics get into a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and several other commonly used items. But, no classification of consumer items is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Victoria's Secret Lip Silk Sheer Gloss Flawless. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics very likely pose minimal risk, your exposure to some is linked to serious health conditions, such as cancer.