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Usage of Children’s Makeup and Body Products in the United States and Implications for Childhood Environmental Exposures

There is growing evidence of toxicity associated with ingredients found in cosmetics and personal care products. Children’s makeup and body products (CMBPs) are widely marketed to children throughout the US; however, little is known about how and why children use them. We administered a survey to pa...

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Autores principales: Medley, Eleanor A., Kruchten, Kendall E., Spratlen, Miranda J., Ureño, Maricela, Cole, Anabel, Joglekar, Rashmi, Herbstman, Julie B.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9915933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36767480
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032114
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author Medley, Eleanor A.
Kruchten, Kendall E.
Spratlen, Miranda J.
Ureño, Maricela
Cole, Anabel
Joglekar, Rashmi
Herbstman, Julie B.
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description There is growing evidence of toxicity associated with ingredients found in cosmetics and personal care products. Children’s makeup and body products (CMBPs) are widely marketed to children throughout the US; however, little is known about how and why children use them. We administered a survey to parents/guardians of children aged ≤12 years about the use of CMBPs. Among all the children (n = 312) of survey respondents (n = 207), 219 (70%) have used CMBPs in their lifetime. Older children used CMBPs at higher rates than younger children, and female children used CMBPs at higher rates than male children. Children of Hispanic/Latinx parents/guardians used CMBPs more often and for shorter durations and a greater proportion used lip, hair, and fragrance products than children of non-Hispanic parents/guardians. Approximately half the children that use CMBPs were reported to use them with play intentions. Compared to children of non-Hispanic parents/guardians, children of Hispanic/Latinx parents/guardians reported more play motivations for CMBP use. Using qualitative analysis approaches, responses suggest CMBPs are commonly used for fun or play activities. This mixed methods analysis serves as an introduction to understanding early life exposures to this unique and understudied class of products.
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spelling pubmed-99159332023-02-11 Usage of Children’s Makeup and Body Products in the United States and Implications for Childhood Environmental Exposures Medley, Eleanor A. Kruchten, Kendall E. Spratlen, Miranda J. Ureño, Maricela Cole, Anabel Joglekar, Rashmi Herbstman, Julie B. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article There is growing evidence of toxicity associated with ingredients found in cosmetics and personal care products. Children’s makeup and body products (CMBPs) are widely marketed to children throughout the US; however, little is known about how and why children use them. We administered a survey to parents/guardians of children aged ≤12 years about the use of CMBPs. Among all the children (n = 312) of survey respondents (n = 207), 219 (70%) have used CMBPs in their lifetime. Older children used CMBPs at higher rates than younger children, and female children used CMBPs at higher rates than male children. Children of Hispanic/Latinx parents/guardians used CMBPs more often and for shorter durations and a greater proportion used lip, hair, and fragrance products than children of non-Hispanic parents/guardians. Approximately half the children that use CMBPs were reported to use them with play intentions. Compared to children of non-Hispanic parents/guardians, children of Hispanic/Latinx parents/guardians reported more play motivations for CMBP use. Using qualitative analysis approaches, responses suggest CMBPs are commonly used for fun or play activities. This mixed methods analysis serves as an introduction to understanding early life exposures to this unique and understudied class of products. MDPI 2023-01-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9915933/ /pubmed/36767480 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032114 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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