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Assessment of DHA in self-tanning creams applied in spray booths

Contents

Summary and conclusions

1 Introduction

2 Objectives

3 Techniques

• 3.1 Description of techniques
  • 3.1.1 Manual turbine spray
  • 3.1.2 Third-generation booths (closed booths)
  • 3.1.3 Fourth-generation booths (open booths)
• 3.2 Safety instructions
  • 3.2.1 General remarks on enterprises' safety instructions
  • 3.2.2 Safety instructions from the authorities
  • 3.2.3 Advice for customers from personnel

4 Substances contained in products

5 Health assessment

• 5.1 TOXOCOLOGICAL PROFILE OF DIHYDROXYACETONE (DHA) (CAS NO. 96-26-4)
• 5.2 BRIEF HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF ETHOXYDIGLYCOL (CAS NO. 111-90-0)
• 5.3 BRIEF HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF PHENOXYETHANOL (CAS NO.122-99-6)
• 5.4 BRIEF HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF GLYCERINE (CAS NO. 56-81-5)
• 5.5 BRIEF HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF POLYSORBATES AND SORBITAN ESTERS
• 5.6 BRIEF HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF ERYTHRULOSE (CAS NO. 40031-31-0)
• 5.7 BRIEF HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF PARABENS (METHYLPARABEN CAS NO. 99-76-3, ETHYLPARABEN, CAS NO. 120-47-8 AND PROPYLPARABEN CAS NO. 94-13-3)
• 5.8 BRIEF HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF PCA (CAS NO. 98-79-3 and 149-87-1) AND SODIUM PCA (CAS NO. 28874-51-3 AND 54571-67-4)

6 User exposure

• 6.1 Assessment of exposure
  • 6.1.1 Exposure via inhalation
  • 6.1.2 Exposure via the eyes and mucus membranes
  • 6.1.3 Total exposure
• 6.2 Safety assessment of DHA

List of references

7 Annex 1 - Analysis report

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