Chemie für die Schönheit — aber sicher!

Walther, Cornelia C.; Huber, B.; Neumann, Ludger; Raddatz, Heike

doi:10.1002/nadc.201590164

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“…The exposure via personal care products is not negligible. More than three billon personal care products are sold per year in Germany [ 26 ]. This number shows the wide distribution of these products and their relevance for consumers and the environment.…”

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Natural personal care products—analysis of ingredient lists and legal situation

Klaschka

2016

Environ Sci Eur

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BackgroundMany 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.ResultsAll 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.ConclusionsThe 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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“…Producers of cosmetics keep affirming that their products were ‘safe’ [ 26 ]. In my understanding, it is impossible according to the rules of logic to prove that something is ‘correct’ or ‘safe’, it is only possible to describe potential risks on the basis of the present knowledge.…”

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Natural personal care products—analysis of ingredient lists and legal situation

Klaschka

2016

Environ Sci Eur

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“…Izloženost putem kozmetičkih proizvoda nije zanemarljiva. Na primer, u Nemačkoj se godišnje proda više od tri milijarde kozmetičkih proizvoda (28). Ovaj podatak ukazuje na široku upotrebu kozmetičkih proizvoda i njihov značaj i za potrošače i za životnu sredinu.…”

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Organic and natural cosmetic products : How safe are they?

Vasiljević¹,

Bojović²

2018

Arhiv za farmaciju

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Povećana potražnja organskih i prirodnih kozmetičkih proizvoda, u zemljama EU i u svetu, posledica je porasta svesti potrošača za očuvanjem životne sredine i prirodnih resursa, ali pre svega verovanjem da su ti proizvodi bezbedni. Svi kozmetički proizvodi, pa i organski i prirodni, koji se plasiraju na tržište zemalja EU moraju biti u skladu sa zahtevima Uredbe 1223/2009 EC o kozmetičkim proizvodima, u pogledu kvaliteta, efikasnosti i bezbednosti. Danas ne postoji usklađeni evropski zakonski propis, koji određuje kriterijume za prirodne i organske kozmetičke proizvode. Najznačajniji dobrovoljni standardi za prirodne i organske kozmetičke proizvode u zemljama EU su COSMOS i NATRUE standard. Prema zahtevima ovih standarda, organski i prirodni kozmetički proizvodi se izrađuju od odabranih sastojaka/sirovina, uglavnom biljnog porekla, koje su obrađene dozvoljenim postupcima. Brojna istraživanja ukazuju da prirodne sirovine zaslužuju mnogo više pažnje u toksikološkom smislu, da bi se utvrdilo da li su bezbedne. Bezbednost, efikasnost i kvalitet kozmetičkih proizvoda su na prvom mestu. Upravo zato je neophodno usvajanje zakonskih propisa za prirodne i organske kozmetičke proizvode, koji neće dati prostora za obmanjivanje potrošača i koji će biti obavezujući za proizvođače. Takođe, potrebno je usvajanje preciznih smernica za procenu bezbednosti organskih i prirodnih kozmetičkih proizvoda.

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Chemie für die Schönheit — aber sicher!

Abstract: Da kosmetische Mittel direkt mit dem Menschen in Kontakt kommen, sind die Anforderungen an die gesundheitliche Unbedenklichkeit hoch. Dies gilt für alle Kosmetika, auch für Naturkosmetik.

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Natural personal care products—analysis of ingredient lists and legal situation

Natural personal care products—analysis of ingredient lists and legal situation

Organic and natural cosmetic products : How safe are they?

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