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A survey and health assessment of cosmetic products for children

Contents

Preface

Summary and conclusions

• Background and purpose
• The survey
• Main conclusions
• Project results

1 Introduction

2 Definition of cosmetic products for children

3 Legislation

• 3.1 the Cosmetics Statutory Order
  • 3.1.1 Labelling of cosmetic products for children
  • 3.1.2 Declaration of contents
  • 3.1.3 Restrictions in apply of chemical substances in cosmetic products
• 3.2 Toys
  • 3.2.1 Safety requirements to toys
  • 3.2.2 Ban on phthalates in toys for children

4 Survey

• 4.1 Survey of cosmetic products for children
  • 4.1.1 Purchase of cosmetic products for children in retail shops
  • 4.1.2 Purchase of cosmetic products for children via the Internet
  • 4.1.3 Which types of products were bought?
• 4.2 Database of cosmetic products for children
  • 4.2.1 Chemical substances contained in the products
  • 4.2.2 Bar code
  • 4.2.3 Batch number
  • 4.2.4 Specifications of packaging
  • 4.2.5 Description of plastic type of the packaging
  • 4.2.6 CE labelling
  • 4.2.7 Marketing of the products – directly towards children?
  • 4.2.8 Possible comments
• 4.3 Results of the survey
  • 4.3.1 Product name
  • 4.3.2 Importers/producers
  • 4.3.3 How are the products procured?
  • 4.3.4 Product type
  • 4.3.5 Marketing of the products – directly towards children
  • 4.3.6 Chemical substances contained in the products
  • 4.3.7 Constituents with hazard classification
  • 4.3.8 Constituents in the guiding list for self-classification of the Danish Environmental Protection Agency
  • 4.3.9 Constituents with restrictions in relation to the statutory order
  • 4.3.10 Specification of number of constituents
  • 4.3.11 Content of perfume
  • 4.3.12 Content of preservatives
  • 4.3.13 No content of triclosan
  • 4.3.14 Content of colouring agents
  • 4.3.15 Design of packaging and CE labelling
  • 4.3.16 Plastic type of the packaging
  • 4.3.17 Bar code
  • 4.3.18 Batch number

5 Analysis results

• 5.1 Selection of products for analysis
  • 5.1.1 Analysis for the 26 fragrances
  • 5.1.2 Analysis for Kathon
  • 5.1.3 Analysis for heavy metals in the packaging
  • 5.1.4 Analysis for chlorine and phthalates in the packaging
• 5.2 Analyses for selected constituents
  • 5.2.1 Analysis methods
  • 5.2.2 Analysis results
• 5.3 Analyses of selected packaging materials
  • 5.3.1 Analysis methods
  • 5.3.2 Analysis results

6 Health assessment

• 6.1 Selection of substances for health assessment
• 6.2 Fragrances
  • 6.2.1 Benzyl alcohol
• 6.3 Preservatives
  • 6.3.1 Sodium benzoate
  • 6.3.2 Kathon
  • 6.3.3 Phenoxyethanol
  • 6.3.4 5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane

7 Exposure assessment

• 7.1 Kathon
  • 7.1.1 Risk assessment for Kathon
• 7.2 Benzyl alcohol
  • 7.2.1 Risk assessment for benzyl alcohol

8 Discussion

• 8.1 Risk assessment based on the analyse results
• 8.2 The analyse results for packaging
• 8.3 General health assessment of the cosmetic products for children
• 8.4 Recommendations on purchase and apply of cosmetic products for children

9 References

Appendix A – Extractions from the database of cosmetic products for children

• 1 Overview of the content of the database
  • 1.1 The database
  • 1.2 Product overview
• 2 All chemical substances found in the mapped products
  • 2.1 Stated after falling frequency
  • 2.2 Alphabetical overview
• 3 Chemical substances in the mapped products distributed on the type of products
  • 3.1 Bath confetti/caviar/fizzle salt
  • 3.2 Balsam
  • 3.3 Body lotion/cream
  • 3.4 Body shampoo/bath gel
  • 3.5 Shampoo
  • 3.6 Bobble bath
  • 3.7 Tooth paste
• 4 Constituents with restrictions

Appendix B – The 26 fragrances mandatory to declare

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Version 1.0 October 2007, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency