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While the majority of chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics present very little or no threat, some are linked with significant health issues, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics invade a person's body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals and contaminants associated with cancer can be found in water, food, and various other ordinary goods. Still, no category of consumer goods is susceptible to less government inspection than cosmetics, including brightening & pore-caring eye cream. While most of the contaminants and chemicals in cosmetics probably pose minimal risk, your exposure to a few has been associated with worrying health disorders, including cancer.