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While the majority of chemicals in beauty products present little or zero threat, some are associated with substantial medical problems, such as cancer, reproductive and neurological harm, and developmental delays. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer are found in food, water, and various other everyday products. Yet, no sector of consumer products is accountable to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Burt's Bees Baby Nourishing Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30. Though most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose very little risk, your exposure to some has been associated with serious health conditions, such as cancer.