title: Studies on the reaction of skin when exposed to fluorescent whitening agents.
abstract: In hand washing tests with detergents containing fluorescent whitening agents (FWAs), the amounts of whitener left on both hands were determined by TLC spectrophotometry: they varied from 0.06 mg to 0.17 mg. Whiteners of different chemical constitutions behaved in a very similar manner. After 24 hours the skin of the treated hands was virtually free of whitener.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003902:Detergents; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D011804:Quinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects*; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003902:Detergents; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011804:Quinolines; D013267:Stilbenes