Final report of the addendum to the safety assessment of n-butyl alcohol as used in cosmetics

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 53-69

  McLain, Valerie C ^a  

^a Cosmetic Ingredient Review ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKANOL; BUTANOL; COSMETIC; DEODORANT AGENT; DETERGENT; FLAVORING AGENT; SOAP; SOLVENT; XYLENE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AMBIENT AIR; AMES TEST; ANESTHESIA; ATAXIA; BODY DISTRIBUTION; CELL STRAIN V 79; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHO CELL; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; CHROMOSOME DAMAGE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTACT URTICARIA; CREAM; DERMATITIS; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENAMEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXCRETION; EXPERIMENTAL MOUSE; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; EYE IRRITATION; FETOTOXICITY; FINGER INJURY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GENOTOXICITY; HAND DISEASE; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; INHALATION; INTOXICATION; LD 50; LOTION; LUNG; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MITOSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTAGENICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE IRRITATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODOR; OTOTOXICITY; OXIDATION; PATCH TEST; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHOTOPATCH TEST; PRESCRIPTION; PROGENY; RABBIT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SKIN ABSORPTION; THROAT IRRITATION; TOXICITY TESTING; VERTIGO;

1-BUTANOL; ANIMALS; COSMETICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; TERATOGENS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 54749098433     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810802244504     Document Type: Review

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