A survey and health assessment of cosmetic products for children

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4.3.11 Content of perfume 35
4.3.12 Content of preservatives 39
4.3.13 No content of triclosan 41
4.3.14 Content of colouring agents 41
4.3.15 Design of packaging and CE labelling 43
4.3.16 Plastic type of the packaging 44
4.3.17 Bar code 44
4.3.18 Batch number 44
5 ANALYSIS RESULTS 46
5.1 SELECTION OF PRODUCTS FOR ANALYSIS 47
5.1.1 Analysis for the 26 fragrances 47
5.1.2 Analysis for Kathon 47
5.1.3 Analysis for heavy metals in the packaging 48
5.1.4 Analysis for chlorine and phthalates in the packaging 49
5.2 ANALYSES FOR SELECTED CONSTITUENTS 50
5.2.1 Analysis methods 50
5.2.2 Analysis results 51
5.3 ANALYSES OF SELECTED PACKAGING MATERIALS 60
5.3.1 Analysis methods 60
5.3.2 Analysis results 60
6 HEALTH ASSESSMENT 66
6.1 SELECTION OF SUBSTANCES FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENT 66
6.2 FRAGRANCES 66
6.2.1 Benzyl alcohol 66
6.3 PRESERVATIVES 71
6.3.1 Sodium benzoate 71
6.3.2 Kathon 75
6.3.3 Phenoxyethanol 80
6.3.4 5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane 84
7 EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT 87
7.1 KATHON 88
7.1.1 Risk assessment for Kathon 89
7.2 BENZYL ALCOHOL 90
7.2.1 Risk assessment for benzyl alcohol 92
8 DISCUSSION 94
8.1 RISK ASSESSMENT BASED ON THE ANALYSE RESULTS 94
8.2 THE ANALYSE RESULTS FOR PACKAGING 94
8.3 GENERAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF THE COSMETIC
PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN 95
8.4 RECOMMENDATIONS ON PURCHASE AND APPLY OF
COSMETIC PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN 95
9 REFERENCES 97
Appendix A – Extractions from the database of cosmetic products for
children
Appendix B – The 26 fragrances mandatory to declare