title: Categorical evaluation of the ocular irritancy of cosmetic and consumer products by human ocular instillation procedures.
abstract: The assessment of ocular irritation potential is an important part of safety testing for cosmetic and consumer products. The purpose of this investigation was to examine ocular irritancy levels elicited in humans by various categories of a specific class of cosmetic and consumer products that have a potential to enter the eye inadvertently during use. Test materials assessed belonged to one of seven categories, which included liquid makeup, shampoo, baby wash, mascara, eye makeup remover, powder eye shadow, and facial cleanser. These test materials were evaluated by human ocular instillation, followed by examinations, for which subjective perceptions of irritation were recorded, and component areas of ocular tissues were individually examined for inflammation and for the area and density of fluorescein staining patterns at 30 seconds and at 5, 15, 60, and 120 minutes post-instillation. Subjective and objective ocular irritation scores of 410 eyes were analyzed by product classification. Average score levels were determined for subjective responses, inflammation, and fluorescein staining patterns. This investigation determined that irritation levels of the evaluated test materials varied markedly with respect to product category, type of ocular irritation, and ocular tissue, demonstrating that these factors are important considerations for the prediction of the ocular irritancy of a test material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Clinical Research Laboratories, Inc., 371 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Bruce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Kanengiser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005123:Eye / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007509:Irritants / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics; D007509:Irritants