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While most chemicals in beauty products and cosmetics pose limited or zero danger, several dozen have been associated with considerable medical problems, such as developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through the skin and inhalation, and pose similar problems as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and lots of other everyday items. But, no classification of consumer items is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Solid Fragrance-Sun. Although many of the chemicals in cosmetics almost certainly pose very little risk, being exposed to a few has been linked to worrying health disorders, such as cancer.