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Written by shweta

Tuesday, 06 November 2007

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Table 2: Ingredients Prohibited and Restricted by FDA Regulations

Ingredient	Side effects	Used in	Jurisdiction
1	Bithionol	photo-contact sensitization	detergent bars, shampoos, creams, lotions	March 15, 1968
2	Mercury	potent allergenskin irritation	creams and lotions, hair straighteners, bubble bath, antiperspirants	May 13, 1939
3	Halogenated salicylanilides	photosensitization	antimicrobial agents in cosmetics	40 FR 50531, Oct. 30, 1975
4	Vinyl chloride	dizziness, headache, disorientation, and unconsciousness	hair sprays, cosmetic aerosol products	39 FR 30830, Aug. 26, 1974
5	Zirconium containing complexes	skin granulomas	antiperspirants	42 FR 41376, Aug. 16, 1977
6	Chloroform	hepatocellular carcinomas	ingredient in cosmetic products	41 FR 26845, June 29, 1976
7	Methylene chloride	benign and malignant tumors of the lung	hair sprays, aerosol cosmetic products	54 FR 27342, June 29, 1989
8	Chlorofluorocarbon propellants	skin irritation	cosmetic aerosol products	21 CFR 700.23
9	HexachloropheneNmt 0.1%	toxic effect	Alternative preservative	21 CFR 250.250

Note : Mercury NMT 0.0065 % in eye cosmetics and NMT 0.0001% in other Cosmetics Hexachlorophene NMT 0.1%

Table 3 : UV filters approved within the EU and other parts of the world

Ingredients	INCI name
Tinosorb® M	Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
Tinosorb® S	Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Mexoryl® XL	Drometrizole Trisiloxane
Neo Heliopan® AP	Disodium Phenyl Dibenzimidazole Tetrasulfonate
Uvinul® A Plus	Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
Uvinul® T 150	Ethylhexyl Triazone
Parsol® SLX	Polysilicone-15
Amiloxate	Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate

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