SKIN CARE PRODUCTS

While many chemicals in beauty products pose hardly any or no danger, some are linked to considerable medical conditions, including developmental delays and cancer. Chemicals in cosmetics enter the body through inhalation, the skin, and ingestion, and cause the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Contaminants and chemicals linked to cancer are found in food and several other common products. Yet, no group of consumer products is susceptible to less government oversight than cosmetics, including Jergens Skin Illuminating Moisturizer. Though many of the chemicals and contaminants in cosmetics and personal care products in all likelihood pose very little risk, being exposed to a few has been linked to critical health conditions, such as cancer.