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Though the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose hardly any or no danger, several dozen are associated to serious health issues, such as neurological harm and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter a person's body through the skin and inhalation, and pose the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and various other common goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal care products, including intense UV protection cream. While many of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products most likely present minimal risk, exposure to a few is associated with worrying health problems, such as cancer.