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Though most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or no threat, several dozen are associated with considerable health conditions, including cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through ingestion, inhalation, and internal use, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer are found in water, food, and various other everyday products. Yet, no area of consumer products is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Bath & Body Works Bewitching Shimmer Spray For Hair & Body Purrfect Pumpkin. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics in all likelihood present little risk, exposure to a few is linked to worrying health issues, such as cancer.