| Title |
Natural personal care products—analysis of ingredient lists and legal situation
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Environmental Sciences Europe, March 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12302-016-0076-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ursula Klaschka |
| Abstract |
Many natural substances are classified as dangerous substances according to the European regulation on classification and labelling. Are they used in natural personal care products today? One hundred ingredient lists were analyzed to find this out. All products with natural substances contained dangerous natural substances or they contained natural substances, for which the information about their classification as dangerous substances is not available. 54 natural substances quoted in the ingredient lists were found to be classified, with 37 substances being classified due to hazardous effects for skin and eyes. However, the most frequently used natural substances are not classified as dangerous. Natural substances are multi-constituent compounds, leading to two main problems in personal care products: the potential interactions of a multitude of substances and the fact that dangerous constituents are not disclosed in the ingredient lists. For example, the fragrance allergens citral, farnesol, limonene, and linalool are frequent components of the natural substances employed. In addition, 82 products listed allergenic fragrance ingredients as single substances in their ingredient lists. Recommendations for sensitive skin in a product's name do not imply that the '26 fragrance allergens' are omitted. Furthermore, 80 products listed 'parfum'/'aroma', and 50 products listed ethanol. The data show that the loopholes for natural substances and for personal care products in the present European chemical legislation (e.g. the exception for classification and labelling of cosmetic products and the exception for information transfer in the supply chain) are not in line with an adequate consumer and environmental protection. |
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| United States | 1 | 50% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 50% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Unknown | 105 | 100% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 14% |
| Researcher | 5 | 5% |
| Lecturer | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 10% |
| Unknown | 39 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Chemistry | 12 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 4% |
| Engineering | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 27 | 26% |
| Unknown | 42 | 40% |
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