Preface

Survey and safety assessment of Chemical substances in artificial nails and nail hardeners

The project ”Survey and health assessment of chemical substances in artificial nails and nail hardeners” has been carried out in period April 2007 until November 2007.

The report describes the result of the project including a survey of the products and chemical analyses and health assessment of a number of selected products.

The survey of the project includes the products found on the Danish market within the categories nail hardeners and products for building up artificial nails. Selected products have been analysed for selected ingredients. The potentially allergenic ingredients found in higher concentrations in the products were selected for a health assessment and subsequent risk assessment.

The project has been carried out by DHI, Centre for Environment and Toxicology and is managed by Dorthe Nørgaard Andersen, Head of Projects, who is also responsible for the survey and the health assessment. Jørgen Andersen, Lantmännen Analycen is responsible for the performed analyses. Jette Rud Larsen, Consultant, Hanne Sørensen, Project Assistant have both contributed to the survey, and Karl-Heinz Cohr, Chief Toxicologist, has contributed with sparring during the process and quality assurance of the project.

The project is financed by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

The project was followed by a Reference Group consisting of:

Magnus Løfstedt, Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Chairman of the Reference Group)

Elisabeth Paludan, Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Dorthe Nørgaard Andersen, DHI