A survey and health assessment of cosmetic products for children
A survey and health assessment of cosmetic products for children
A survey and health assessment of cosmetic products for children
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taste. Eugenol <strong>and</strong> cinnamal come from clove oil <strong>and</strong> cinnamon oil<br />
respectively <strong>and</strong> have probably been added with the same purpose.<br />
Furthermore, one <strong>of</strong> the <strong>products</strong> contains benzyl alcohol which besides being<br />
a fragrance is a preservative too. It might be due to this function that the<br />
substance is added.<br />
Table 4.11: Content <strong>of</strong> fragrances in tooth paste that must be declared<br />
ID no. Fragrances contained (INCI name)<br />
39 LIMONENE<br />
54 LINALOOL<br />
LIMONENE<br />
60 LIMONENE<br />
61 LIMONENE<br />
63 CINNAMAL<br />
LIMONENE<br />
EUGENOL<br />
64 LIMONENE<br />
120 EUGENOL<br />
LIMONENE<br />
CINNAMAL<br />
121 BENZYL ALCOHOL<br />
LIMONENE<br />
180 LIMONENE<br />
4.3.12 Content <strong>of</strong> preservatives<br />
132 <strong>of</strong> the 208 <strong>products</strong> contain a preservative (where the function<br />
preservative is stated via the INCI list). In total, 23 different preservatives are<br />
found in the 208 mapped <strong>products</strong>. These are listed in the table below after<br />
frequency.<br />
Table 4.12: Appliedd preservatives in <strong>cosmetic</strong> <strong>products</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>children</strong><br />
INCI Name<br />
Occurrence in<br />
number <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>products</strong><br />
Remarks<br />
Maximum permissible<br />
concentration 1<br />
METHYLPARABEN 79 0.4% (acid) <strong>for</strong> one ester<br />
0.8% (acid) <strong>for</strong> ester<br />
mixtures<br />
PROPYLPARABEN 70 Under evaluation <strong>for</strong><br />
hormone-disrupting<br />
properties<br />
0.4% (acid) <strong>for</strong> one ester<br />
0.8% (acid) <strong>for</strong> ester<br />
mixtures<br />
PHENOXYETHANOL 50 1%<br />
BUTYLPARABEN 48 Under evaluation <strong>for</strong><br />
hormone-disrupting<br />
properties<br />
0.4% (acid) <strong>for</strong> one ester<br />
0.8% (acid) <strong>for</strong> ester<br />
mixtures<br />
ETHYLPARABEN 46 0.4% (acid) <strong>for</strong> one ester<br />
0.8% (acid) <strong>for</strong> ester<br />
mixtures<br />
ISOBUTYLPARABEN 39 Under evaluation <strong>for</strong><br />
hormone-disrupting<br />
properties<br />
BENZYL ALCOHOL 20 Allergenic (one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
26 fragrances)<br />
METHYLCHLORO-<br />
ISOTHIAZOLINONE 2<br />
METHYLISOTHIAZOLI<br />
NONE 2<br />
15 Allergenic (according to<br />
self-classification <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Danish EPA)<br />
15 Allergenic (according to<br />
self-classification <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Danish EPA)<br />
0.4% (acid) <strong>for</strong> one ester<br />
0.8% (acid) <strong>for</strong> ester<br />
mixtures<br />
1%<br />
0.0015% <strong>of</strong> a mixture in the<br />
ratio 3:1 <strong>of</strong><br />
methylchloroisothiazolinone<br />
<strong>and</strong> methylisothiazolinone<br />
0.0015% <strong>of</strong> a mixture in the<br />
ratio 3:1 <strong>of</strong><br />
methylchloroisothiazolinone<br />
<strong>and</strong> methylisothiazolinone<br />
39
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