Survey of Chemical Substances in Consumer Products, No. 88 2007 – A survey and health assessment of cosmetic products for children

A survey and health assessment of cosmetic products for children

Preface

This project ”A survey and health assessment of cosmetic products for children” is carried out for the Danish Environmental Protection Agency by FORCE Technology. The conducted analyses are partly carried out by Eurofins (analyses of constituents) and partly by FORCE Technology (analyses of packaging material).

The purpose was to map the Danish market of cosmetic products for children and based on this to select a number of products for chemical analysis partly of constituents and partly of constituents in the packaging material. Furthermore, the purpose was to select a number of substances of which a health assessment is carried out.

The project is completed in a period of eight months (April to November) in 2006. The study itself of the cosmetic products for children is completed in the months April to June 2006.

As it can be seen from the study new regulations became effective in March 2005 regarding declaration of 26 fragrances mandatory to declare. According to the Cosmetics Statutory Order these fragrances (being listed in Appendix B to this report) have to be stated in the the declaration of content when the concentration is higher than 0.001% in products which are not to be cleansed after use and 0.01% in products which are to be cleansed after use.

The results of the analysis show that a few products do not comply with this new regulation in the Cosmetics Statutory Order regarding separate declaration of the 26 fragrances. According to the Cosmetics Statutory Order the new regulations apply to products being produced after this date (March 2005). It is possible that the analyzed products are produced before March 2005 and thus meet the rules of the Cosmetics Statutory Order.