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While the majority of chemicals in cosmetics present minimal or zero threat, several dozen have been associated with serious medical issues, such as cancer, and neurological harm. Chemicals in cosmetics get into the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause similar dangers as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals associated with cancer can be found in food and various other ordinary items. Still, no category of consumer items is subject to less government inspection than cosmetics and other personal products, including All Tied Up...With A Bow. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood present little risk, being exposed to some is associated with serious health conditions, including cancer.