PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS

While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose slight or zero risk, several dozen have been linked to substantial medical conditions, including neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics invade your body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and lead to the same problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer are found in food and a lot of other ordinary items. But, no group of consumer items is accountable to less government direction than cosmetics, including Germ-X Hand Sanitizer Lotion. While many of the chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products probably present very little risk, your exposure to some is associated with critical health concerns, including cancer.