Appendix A: Chemical substances in sunscreens

Survey and Health Assement of the exposue of 2-year-olds to chemical substances in Consumer Product

This appendix is a summary of all the chemical substances in the selected sunscreens for children. A total of 233 different substances were found in the surveyed sunscreens.

The summary shows the frequency of different substances occurring in the sunscreens, and the rank order they occur in descending order of weigth, as indicated on the list of ingredients on the products. The rank order is thus an indication of the relative concentration of the ingredients in the products. A low figure (high ranking) means that the substance is the main ingredient in the product, wheras a high figure (low ranking) means that the substance is an additive (e.g., a preservative) in the product.

The table below shows how many of the 28 sunscreens that contain the listed substances as well as their rank order.

Ingredients listed in descending order of frequency

The chemical substances are indicated in descending order of frequency. For instance when the first substance is aqua (= water), it occurs in most of the products.

List of all the ingredients in the 28 surveyed sunscreens for children, marketed in October 2008. The ingredients are listed in descending order of frequency.

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