BABY PRODUCTS

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products pose minimal or zero risk, several dozen have been linked to substantial health conditions, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Cosmetic chemicals can enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and lots of other everyday goods. However, no classification of consumer goods is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal products, including Burt's Bees Baby Nourishing Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30. While most of the chemicals in cosmetics very likely present very little risk, exposure to some is associated with significant health issues, including cancer.