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Regulatory bodies and truth about cosmetic ingredients

Written by shweta

Tuesday, 06 November 2007

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Table 1 List of common ingredients widely used with their toxic effects

S.No	Ingrdients	Toxic effect
1	Abietic Acid	Allergic reactions
2	Acetamide Mea	cancer
3	Acrylic Acid	Toxic by skin absorption
4	Aluminum Acetate	Sloughing of the skin
5	Arachidonic Acid	Alter the skin's natural immune response
6	Benzophenone-2	Contact sensitivity
7	Benzalkonium Chloride	Allergic conjunctivitis
8	Beta-Naphthol	Fatal poisoning, eye injury, vomiting
9	Bithionol	Skin swelling
10	Borates	Abraded skin, Acute poisonings
11	Butylene Glycol:	Depression, vomiting, drowsiness, coma
12	Calcium Chloride	Stomach , heart disturbances
13	Calcium Hydroxide	Swelling of the glottis
14	Calcium Sulfate	thyroid problems
15	Carbolic Acid	Nausea, vomiting, circulatory collapse
16	Ceresin	Allergic reactions
17	Dehydroacetic Acid	Impaired kidney function
1	Diethanolamine	Allergy, eye irritation, dryness of hair,skin cancer
8	Diethylstilbestrol	Cancer
19	Epichlorohydrin	Kidney damage
20	Ethoxyethanol	Central nervous system depression, kidney damage
21	Ethyl Hexanediol	Birth defects
22	Ethylene Dichloride	Stomach cancer
23	Ethylene Glycol	CNS depression, vomiting, drowsiness, coma
24	Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid	Asthma, skin rashes
25	Euxyl K 400	Allergic contact dermatitis
26	Glycolic Acid	Irritation
27	Morpholine	Kidney ,liver injury
28	Methylisothiazolinone	Moderately toxic
29	Nickel Sulfate	Kidney damage, nervous depression
30	Nitrobenzene	Headaches, drowsiness, Poisonous
31	Parabens	Allergic reactions ,skin rashes
32	Petrolatum	Dryness , chapping
33	Phenol	Nausea, vomiting, circulatory collapse
34	Polyacrylamide	Highly toxic, irritating to the skin
35	Polyvinylpyrrolidone	Gas ,fecal impaction
36	Potassium Hydroxide	Tumor
37	Propylene Glycol	Rashes, dry skin, surface damage, eye irritation
38	Quaternarium-15	Dermatitis
39	Salicylic Acid	Vomiting, acidosis, mental disturbances
40	Sodium Dehydroacetate	Allergic skin reactions
41	Sodium Lauryl Sulfate	Irritations, skin rashes, hair loss, scalp scurf
42	Stearalkonium Chloride	Allergic reactions
43	Synthetic Colors	Carcinogenic
44	Synthetic Fragrances	Headaches, hyperpigmentation, violent coughing
45	Trichloroethane	Vomiting to death
46	Triethanolamine	Eye problems, dryness of skin
47	Trioctanoin	Skin irritation
48	Tripolyphosphate	Esophageal stricture