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ArticleDer Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete2017

[Dangerous cosmetic products in Germany : Analysis of the RAPEX database of the European Commission].

P Elsner, S Schliemann

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Article in Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Microbiological Safety of Non-Food Products: What Can We Learn from the RAPEX Database?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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P ElsnerKlinik für Hautkrankheiten, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erfurter Str. 35, 07743, Jena, Deutschland. elsner@derma-jena.de.
S SchliemannKlinik für Hautkrankheiten, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erfurter Str. 35, 07743, Jena, Deutschland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCosmetic products are subject to the European Cosmetics Regulation: They shall not harm human health when used under "normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions". Hazardous cosmetic products are reported by the EU Member States to the EU Commission and are listed in the database of the European Rapid Alert System RAPEX. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe reports from Germany on dangerous cosmetic products from the years 2005-3/2017 in the European RAPEX database were systematically analyzed.

resultsDuring the study period, 157 dangerous cosmetic products were reported from Germany. The most common product categories were bleaching creams (24.2%) because of the content of hydroquinone, mercury or corticosteroids, creams/lotions/gels (10.8%) mainly due to microbiological contamination, henna products (10.2%) because of sensitizing concentrations of paraphenylene diamine, and nail adhesives (8.9%) because of high levels of methyl methacrylate.

conclusionsHazardous cosmetic products appear to be rare in view of the high market volume of cosmetics, even though the total number of official investigations the RAPEX reports based on is not known. Dermatologists should inform the competent monitoring authorities in case of a suspected harm to health caused by dangerous cosmetic products so that the products can be examined and, if necessary, withdrawn from the market.

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Databases, FactualAdhesivesBleaching AgentsCosmeticsGermanyGlucocorticoidsHumansHydroquinonesMercuryMethylmethacrylateNaphthoquinonesPhenylenediaminesSkin Cream4-phenylenediamineAdhesivesBleaching AgentsCosmeticsGlucocorticoidshydroquinoneHydroquinoneslawsoneMercuryMethylmethacrylateNaphthoquinonesPhenylenediaminesCosmetics RegulationHydroquinonesMercuryMethyl methacrylateParaphenylene diamine

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