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Formaldehyde may be found in cosmetic products even when unlabelled

Concomitant contact allergy to formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasers remains common among patients with allergic contact dermatitis. Concentration of free formaldehyde in cosmetic products within allowed limits have been shown to induce dermatitis from short-term use on normal skin. The aim of thi...

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Autores principales: Malinauskiene, Laura, Blaziene, Audra, Chomiciene, Anzelika, Isaksson, Marléne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: De Gruyter Open 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5152996/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28352713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/med-2015-0047
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author Malinauskiene, Laura
Blaziene, Audra
Chomiciene, Anzelika
Isaksson, Marléne
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description Concomitant contact allergy to formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasers remains common among patients with allergic contact dermatitis. Concentration of free formaldehyde in cosmetic products within allowed limits have been shown to induce dermatitis from short-term use on normal skin. The aim of this study was to investigate the formaldehyde content of cosmetic products made in Lithuania. 42 samples were analysed with the chromotropic acid (CA) method for semi-quantitative formaldehyde determination. These included 24 leave-on (e.g., creams, lotions) and 18 rinse-off (e.g., shampoos, soaps) products. Formaldehyde releasers were declared on the labels of 10 products. No formaldehyde releaser was declared on the label of the only face cream investigated, but levels of free formaldehyde with the CA method was >40 mg/ml and when analysed with a high-performance liquid chromatographic method – 532 ppm. According to the EU Cosmetic directive, if the concentration of formaldehyde is above 0.05% a cosmetic product must be labelled “contains formaldehyde“. It could be difficult for patients allergic to formaldehyde to avoid contact with products containing it as its presence cannot be determined from the ingredient labelling with certainty. The CA method is a simple and reliable method for detecting formaldehyde presence in cosmetic products.
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spelling pubmed-51529962017-03-28 Formaldehyde may be found in cosmetic products even when unlabelled Malinauskiene, Laura Blaziene, Audra Chomiciene, Anzelika Isaksson, Marléne Open Med (Wars) Research Article Concomitant contact allergy to formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasers remains common among patients with allergic contact dermatitis. Concentration of free formaldehyde in cosmetic products within allowed limits have been shown to induce dermatitis from short-term use on normal skin. The aim of this study was to investigate the formaldehyde content of cosmetic products made in Lithuania. 42 samples were analysed with the chromotropic acid (CA) method for semi-quantitative formaldehyde determination. These included 24 leave-on (e.g., creams, lotions) and 18 rinse-off (e.g., shampoos, soaps) products. Formaldehyde releasers were declared on the labels of 10 products. No formaldehyde releaser was declared on the label of the only face cream investigated, but levels of free formaldehyde with the CA method was >40 mg/ml and when analysed with a high-performance liquid chromatographic method – 532 ppm. According to the EU Cosmetic directive, if the concentration of formaldehyde is above 0.05% a cosmetic product must be labelled “contains formaldehyde“. It could be difficult for patients allergic to formaldehyde to avoid contact with products containing it as its presence cannot be determined from the ingredient labelling with certainty. The CA method is a simple and reliable method for detecting formaldehyde presence in cosmetic products. De Gruyter Open 2015-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5152996/ /pubmed/28352713 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/med-2015-0047 Text en © 2015 Laura Malinauskiene et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.
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Isaksson, Marléne
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title Formaldehyde may be found in cosmetic products even when unlabelled
title_full Formaldehyde may be found in cosmetic products even when unlabelled
title_fullStr Formaldehyde may be found in cosmetic products even when unlabelled
title_full_unstemmed Formaldehyde may be found in cosmetic products even when unlabelled
title_short Formaldehyde may be found in cosmetic products even when unlabelled
title_sort formaldehyde may be found in cosmetic products even when unlabelled
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5152996/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28352713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/med-2015-0047
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