“Inert” and Active Ingredients: Séralini Responds

Pitfalls of 'inert' ingredients.

Sequence of events DURING the 1999/2000 influenza outbreak, a 53-year-old man consulted because of a persistent productive cough that followed a flu-like illness. The patient was examined and prescribed erythromycin (Erymax® [Elan]) capsules. He made it very clear that he had a previous history of aspirin allergy and was reassured that there was no known cross-sensitivity between erythromycin a...

Active Ingredients

Introduction The stratum corneum, representing the outmost layer of the skin, is a vitally important barrier of the body and protects it from various environmental stress factors. In order to maintain its elasticity, suppleness and barrier function, the skin requires optimal water content. In order to guarantee these functions skin moisture is tightly regulated by two factors, namely by the int...

Active Ingredients for Cosmetics

The enzymatic hydrolysis of the particular quality of raw material yield natural free amino acids and low molecular weight peptides in an ideal synergetic mixture. Tests made also directly on hair have shown the excellent properties of KELYAMIN for hair care formulations. The free amino acids are capable of penetrating the hair shaft whereas the peptides with their film-forming properties compl...

Recrystallization of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients

Unidentified Inert Ingredients in Pesticides: Implications for Human and Environmental Health

BACKGROUND By statute or regulation in the United States and elsewhere, pesticide ingredients are divided into two categories: active and inert (sometimes referred to as other ingredients, adjuvants, or coformulants). Despite their name, inert ingredients may be biologically or chemically active and are labeled inert only because of their function in the formulated product. Most of the tests re...