ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVCorrectionNEXTORIGINAL ARTICLEThis notice is a correctionCorrection to “Fluorinated Compounds in North American Cosmetics”Heather D. WhiteheadHeather WhiteheadMore by Heather Whitehead, Marta VenierMarta VenierMore Venierhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2089-8992, Yan WuYan WuMore Wuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7876-261X, Emi EastmanEmi EastmanMore Eastman, Shannon Ur...

It is known that cosmetics and skin care products can cause adverse skin reactions. However, the frequency of adverse reactions reported to the Medical Product Agency (MPA) in Sweden is low. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of adverse skin reactions to cosmetics among patients referred for standard patch testing owing to suspected contact dermatitis in general, mo...

BACKGROUND Methylisothiazolinone (MI) contact allergy is severely affecting consumers with allergic contact dermatitis, owing to its presence in cosmetics, household detergents, and water-based paints, in particular. Data on the true isothiazolinone concentrations in these products are scarce, and labelling may be incorrect. OBJECTIVES To report on the MI concentrations in such products marke...

cosmetics regulation, American legislators are proposing that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) be given the authority to ensure that personal-care products, including cosmetics, are free of harmful ingredients and that their labels fully disclose all components. The proposed “Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011” would give FDA the authority to demand safety assessments of cosmetics i...

Background: Cosmetics have been used since the oldest known civilizations, and nowadays almost everybody resorts to beauty products.. Reactions to cosmetics constitute a small but significant number of cases of contact dermatitis that can present with varied appearances. Aims and objective: evaluate cosmetic dermatitis using cosmetics. Methods: The study was performed over a period of 6 months,...