HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or zero threat, several dozen have been linked with severe health conditions, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in water, food, and many other everyday items. However, no classification of consumer items is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including BIG. Although many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably present minimal risk, your exposure to some is linked to worrying health problems, such as cancer.