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While many chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose very little or no danger, some have been associated with serious medical conditions, including cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals get into a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants linked to cancer can be found in food and a lot of other common goods. However, no classification of consumer goods is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Burt's Bees Baby Nourishing Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30. While most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products probably pose little risk, your exposure to some is linked to worrying health problems, such as cancer.