An update of the risk assessment for methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI) with focus on rinse-off products

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Fewings, J ^b   Menne T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Consumer products; Contact allergy; Cosmetics; Diagnostic patch test; Kathon CG ; Methylchloroisothiazolinone methylisothiazolinone; Occupational; Preservatives; Rinse off; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN; COSMETIC; METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE; METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTACT ALLERGY; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 0032790217     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06200.x     Document Type: Review

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