Phthalates in cosmetic and personal care products: Concentrations and possible dermal exposure

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 329-336

  Koniecki, Diane ^a   Wang, Rong ^a   Moody, Richard P ^a   Zhu, Jiping ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cosmetic; Dermal exposure; GC MS analysis; Phthalates

Indexed keywords

ANTIPERSPIRANT AGENT; BODY CREAM; BODY LOTION; COSMETIC; DEODORANT AGENT; DIISOBUTYLPHTHALATE; FRAGRANCE; HAIR SPRAY; MOUSSE; NAIL POLISH; OIL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; SHAMPOO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHTHALATE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LOTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSMETICS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SKIN ABSORPTION;

CANADA;

EID: 79952900800     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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