Nano-sized cosmetic formulations or solid nanoparticles in sunscreens: A risk to human health?

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1063-1075

  Nohynek, Gerhard J ^a   Dufour, Eric K ^a  

^a L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Keywords Personal care products; Nanoparticles; Safety assessment; Skin penetration; Sunscreens; TiO2; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; COSMETIC; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SUNSCREEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGEN TESTING; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NANOEMULSION; NANOFABRICATION; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKIN ABSORPTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ABSORPTION; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANIMALS; COSMETICS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84866012141     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: 14320738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-012-0831-5     Document Type: Article

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