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While many chemicals in beauty products present slight or no risk, dozens have been associated with severe health issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in water, food, and several other commonly used goods. However, no type of consumer goods is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Minnie body lotion. While most of the chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly present very little risk, your exposure to some is associated with worrying health problems, such as cancer.