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The use of cosmetics containing preservatives might pose a risk to the skin health of newborns, despite improving their adaptation to the external environment. The present work aimed at depicting the potentially hazardous preservatives in cosmetics sold in the district of Porto, Portugal. A total of 281 labels from newborn cosmetics were analyzed. From 729 different ingredients found in the analyzed labels, 15 were preservatives with previously recorded irritant activity, being sodium benzoate the most mentioned (n = 118). There was a significant difference between the means of number of preservatives with an irritant potential present in the products sold in pharmacies and in the products sold in supermarkets. Most analyzed products contained at least one preservative. Still, the choice of cosmetics for newborns should consider those with a minimum number of preservatives, being more probable to choose a less sensitizing product in pharmacies than in supermarkets.
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Preservatives Cosmetics Allergic contact dermatitis Irritant contact dermatitis Labels
Citation
Pinto, Diana F. G., Coelho, Mariana J. P., Machado, Marisa F. C., Cruz, Agostinho L. S., & Moreira, Fernando X. F. (2022). Potentially irritant preservatives in newborn baby cosmetics – analysis of labels of products sold in Portugal. Em ATHENA Research Book, Volume 1 (Vol. 1, pp. 215–229). ATHENA European University, University of Maribor Press
Publisher
ATHENA European University & University of Maribor Press