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3. Personal Care Products

The leading cause of pediatric poisoning is exposure to personal care and cosmetic products such as hair dyes, beauty products like foundation and eye shadow, nail products, and soaps, all of which contain harmful chemicals. Some of these common household poisons do not require ingesting large amounts, either. For a curious toddler who mistakes it for candy, even the smallest amount can be deadly.

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