Survey of chemical substances in consumer products, 76 – Survey and health assesment of chemicals substances in pleasure gel

Survey and health assesment of chemicals substances in pleasure gel

Preface

The project called ”Survey and Health Assessment of Chemical Substances in Pleasure Gel” was carried out during the period from April 2005 till December 2005.

This report describes the project results, comprising a product and consumption survey, chemical analyses and a health assessment on a number of selected products.

As a starting point, the products existing on the Danish market within the category of pleasure gel were surveyed. In addition, it was investigated which chemical substances appear from the informative labelling on the products. A screening phase followed, and then - in connection with problematic substances in a number of selected products - quantitative analyses were carried out on selected substances. Finally, a health assessment was performed on a number of problematic substances.

The project was carried out by Danish Technological Institute with architect MMA Kathe Tønning as project manager, laboratory manager Paul Lyck Hansen, B.Eng. Kirsten Pommer and Chem.Eng. and B.Malmgren-Hansen as project co-workers. In addition, M.Sc. Ole Christian Hansen and M.Sc. Mikael Poulsen contributed with quality assurance.

The project was followed by a reference group consisting of the following persons:

Lise Møller, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (chairman of the reference group)

Anette Ejersted, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Kathe Tønning, Danish Technological Institute

The project is financed by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

A head of publication the report was sent for commenting to producers/retailers who had produced or sold the analysed products. The Danish EPA has received the information that product 24 is no longer purchased on the market in Denmark. The evaluation in the report showed that there might be a risk of health effects (kidney.-damage) due to the use of this product.