Een retrospectief bevolkingsonderzoek naar bijwerkingen van cosmetica

– Of 1609 individuals who were interviewed and asked whether they had experienced adverse reactions to cosmetics or toiletries in the preceding 5 years, 196 (12.2) claimed to have experienced some such reaction. The women (124) attributed their complaints mostly to soap, facial creams, deodorant, shampoo and eye cosmetics; the men (72) complained about adverse effects from soap, aftershave, deodorant and bath foam. The majority of adverse effects were mild and caused by irritation; contact allergic reactions were infrequent.