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While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or zero threat, dozens have been linked to severe medical conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals get into your body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and pose the same dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer are found in food, water, and many other common goods. Still, no type of consumer goods is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Bath & Body Works Holiday Traditions Shea & Sparkle Scrub Winter Candy Apple. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics in all likelihood present very little risk, exposure to some is linked to major health concerns, such as cancer.