title: A review of selected chemical additives in cosmetic products.
abstract: The addition of chemical additives to consumer cosmetic products is a common practice to increase cosmetic effectiveness, maintain cosmetic efficacy, and produce a longer-lasting, more viable product. Recently, manufacturers have come under attack for the addition of chemicals including dioxane, formaldehyde, lead/lead acetate, parabens, and phthalate, as these additives may prove harmful to consumer health. Although reports show that these products may indeed adversely affect human health, these studies are conducted using levels of the aforementioned chemicals at much higher levels of exposure than those found in cosmetic products. When cosmeceuticals are used as per manufacturer's instructions, it is estimated that the levels of harmful additives found in these products are considerably lower than reported toxic concentrations.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
authors: Margit Lai Wun
authors: ML
authors: Juhász
authors: Ellen S
authors: ES
authors: Marmur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003358:Cosmetics / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000009:adverse effects; D045703:Emulsifying Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects; D010226:Parabens / Q000009:adverse effects; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000009:adverse effects; D011310:Preservatives, Pharmaceutical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics; D004146:Dioxanes; D045703:Emulsifying Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010226:Parabens; D010795:Phthalic Acids; D011310:Preservatives, Pharmaceutical; D005557:Formaldehyde; C032279:phthalic acid; C025223:1,4-dioxane; C008261:lead acetate
keywords: skin barrier; therapy-topical