Survey and health assessment of cosmetic products ... - Miljøstyrelsen

INCI Name
JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS
CAS No Number of Function
products
Restriction
EXTRACT 84603-69-0 1 tonic / deodorant / masking / antimicrobial ?
MELALEUCA ALTERNIFOLIA OIL 85085-48-9 1 antimicrobial ?
POGOSTEMON CABLIN OIL 8014-09-3 3 masking / antimicrobial ?
PUNICA GRANATUM SEED OIL 84961-57-9 2 emollient / antimicrobial ?
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS
EXTRACT
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF
84604-14-8 1 tonic / refreshing / antimicrobial
EXTRACT
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF
84604-14-8 3 antimicrobial / masking / skin conditioning
OIL 84604-14-8 1 masking / skin conditioning / antimicrobial ?
SALVIA OFFICINALIS LEAF
EXTRACT 84082-79-1 1
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antidandruff / cleansing / oral care / skin
conditioning / tonic / antimicrobial ?
VITIS VINIFERA FRUIT EXTRACT 84929-27-1 1 skin conditioning / antimicrobial ?
”antimicrobial ?” – the question mark means that the ingredient is not in itself listed as antimicrobial in the CosIng database.
However, the ingredient has the same CAS number as an ingredient listed as “antimicrobial” in the CosIng database.
Table 5-10 shows that more products marketed as “naturally-preserved”
contains preservatives and ingredients with an antimicrobial function
compared to the products marketed as “non-preserved”. In total these
substances were found in 10 out of 44 ”naturally preserved” products. The
products in the category “naturally preserved” also cover products with
marketing claims as “non-artificial”, “non-synthetic”, “non-chemical”
preservatives. Furthermore, it turned out that for some of the products
(especially those bought via the internet) that the marketing claims of
“naturally preserved” only could be found on the homepage of the specific
web-shop and not on the product itself. Thus in some cases it is the webshop’s
assessment of the ingredients and not the manufacturer’s, that appears.
5.3.9.1 A check for other typical preservatives
It has been checked whether some of the 459 ingredients, which are used in
the 89 products, have a preserving, antimicrobial, antibacterial or antiseptic
effect even though the ingredients are not stated in the CosIng database as
preservatives or having an antimicrobial effect.
For this purpose an Internet search has been performed on ingredients used in
cosmetics that have antibacterial, antimicrobial or antiseptic effects. These
ingredients have been cross-checked with the database of the 89 products with
the 459 ingredients. Furthermore, the producers of the cosmetic products
were contacted, but only a few replied.
Two producers listed the ingredients they use for antimicrobial properties
(included in the table below). Another producer explained that they by use of
a high hygienic standard, heating of raw materials, and convenient packaging
together with a small amount of alcohol or essential oils ensured a longer shelf
life.
Many different sources – some more serious than others – are referring to,
that more than 80 of the ingredients have some kind of antibacterial,
antimicrobial or antiseptic effect. However, if only the more serious sources
are used this results in more than 60 ingredients (listed in Table 5-11). The
list is not exhaustive, as it has not been possible to check all 459 ingredients in
this project. However, the search performed shows that many of the other
ingredients seem to have some kind of antibacterial, antimicrobial or antiseptic
effect even though it is not stated in the CosIng database for these ingredients.