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Survey and health assessment of chemical substances in massage oils

Contents

Summary and conclusions

1 Preface

2 Objective

3 Results of the survey

• 3.1 Delimination and selection of products
  • 3.1.1 Delimination of massage oils in the project
  • 3.1.2 Type of products
  • 3.1.3 Purchase
  • 3.1.4 The products
  • 3.1.5 Target groups and marketing
• 3.2 Ingredients
  • 3.2.1 Vegetable oils
  • 3.2.2 Other ingredients

4 Analysis programme

• 4.1 Analysis programme
  • 4.1.1 Selection of analyses
• 4.2 Analyses methods
  • 4.2.1 Methyleugenole, methylsalicylate and safrol
  • 4.2.2 Fragrance substances
  • 4.2.3 Peru balsam

5 Chemical analyses

• 5.1 Analysis results
  • 5.1.1 Methyleugenole
  • 5.1.2 Methylsalicylate
  • 5.1.3 Safrol
  • 5.1.4 Fragrance substances
  • 5.1.5 Peru balsam
• 5.2 Conclusion of analysis results
• 5.3 Selected substances for safety assessment

6 Legislation

• 6.1 Labelling and legislation
  • 6.1.2 Claims
• 6.2 Assessment of massage oils
  • 6.2.1 Massage and body oils
  • 6.2.2 Baby oils
  • 6.2.3 Essential oils
  • 6.2.4 Evaluation

7 Safety assessment

• 7.1 Benzyl cinnamate
• 7.2 Cinnamal
• 7.3 Citral
• 7.4 Citronellol
• 7.5 Peru balsam

8 User exposure

• 8.1 Exposure assessment
• 8.2 Safety assessment of selected fragrances

9 Summary and conclusions

10 References

Enclosure 1. Natural occurrence and application

Enclosure 2. Analysis results

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Version 1.0 October 2006, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency