HAIR CARE PRODUCTS (NON-COLORING)

Though the majority of chemicals in cosmetic products pose very little or zero risk, several dozen are linked to severe medical conditions, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics can enter a person's body through the skin, inhalation, ingestion and internal use, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in food and several other commonly used products. But, no group of consumer products is subject to less government management than cosmetics, including Erik's Shaping Hair Gel. Although most of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics probably present very little risk, exposure to a few has been associated with critical health disorders, including cancer.