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- Title
A review of selected chemical additives in cosmetic products.
- Authors
Juhász, Margit Lai Wun; Marmur, Ellen S.
- Abstract
The addition of chemical additives to consumer cosmetic products is a common practice to increase cosmetic effectiveness, maintain cosmetic efficacy, and produce a longer-lasting, more viable product. Recently, manufacturers have come under attack for the addition of chemicals including dioxane, formaldehyde, lead/lead acetate, parabens, and phthalate, as these additives may prove harmful to consumer health. Although reports show that these products may indeed adversely affect human health, these studies are conducted using levels of the aforementioned chemicals at much higher levels of exposure than those found in cosmetic products. When cosmeceuticals are used as per manufacturer's instructions, it is estimated that the levels of harmful additives found in these products are considerably lower than reported toxic concentrations.
- Subjects
DIOXANE; PARABENS; FORMALDEHYDE; PHTHALATE esters; COSMETICS additives; HETEROCYCLIC compounds
- Publication
Dermatologic Therapy, 2014, Vol 27, Issue 6, p317
- ISSN
1396-0296
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dth.12146