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Though many chemicals in beauty products pose minimal or zero risk, several have been linked with serious health issues, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Cosmetic chemicals gain entry to the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and lead to similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food, water, and lots of other common goods. Yet, no area of consumer goods is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics and other personal care products, including Olay Purifying Birch Water & Lavender Bar Soap. Though many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products likely pose very little risk, exposure to some is associated with major health disorders, such as cancer.