title: Contamination of toiletries and cosmetic products with volatile and nonvolatile N-nitroso carcinogens.
abstract: Commercially available cosmetics and toiletries were analyzed for contamination with volatile and nonvolatile N-nitrosamines. Of a total of 145 samples analyzed 50 were found to contain N-nitrosodimethylamine (max. value found 24 micrograms/kg), 26 samples were contaminated with N-nitrosomorpholine (max. value found 640 micrograms/kg), and 25 samples contained N-nitrosodiethanolamine, a non-volatile carcinogen (max. value found 1400 micrograms/kg). These results are discussed and compared with other published data on NDE1A in cosmetics, with reference to potential human exposure and to possible preventive measures.
mesh_terms: D002273:Carcinogens / Q000032:analysis*; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000032:analysis*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D009603:Nitroso Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D012915:Soaps / Q000032:analysis*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D003358:Cosmetics; D009603:Nitroso Compounds; D012915:Soaps; D013501:Surface-Active Agents