Studies on the reaction of skin when exposed to fluorescent whitening agents.
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.
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
D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003902:Detergents; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011804:Quinolines; D013267:Stilbenes