Cosmetics hair colorants

Acetic Acid 64-19-7 Ravor enhancer, pickling agent, and solvent Many foods, skin bleaching cosmetics, hair coloring products Moderately toxic strong irritant to skin and tissue eye irritant... 

Chemoxide. [Chemron] Alkyl amine oxides foam booster, vise, builder, wetting agent for mild cosmetics, hair colorants, gels, permanent waves. 

Products and Uses Applications include fine metallic flakes or powder in paint, powder cosmetics, hair coloring, pearl finish eye shadow, cosmetics, and decorative art materials. 

Products and Uses A chemical in adhesives, cosmetics, hair coloring, antidandruff shampoos, lipstick, and hair care products. Used as an antiseptic, antipruritic (anti-itching agent), preservative,... 

Hair products are normally cosmetics and are thus subject to aU. laws and regulations that control the labeling and claims of aU. cosmetic products. There are, however, several significant variations to this premise, ie, hair colorants, professional use only products, and products that make dmg claims. 

Hair Coloring Regulation Issues. In the United States the classification of color additives is complex. Under the Federal Food, Dmg and Cosmetic Act, all cosmetic colors must be the subject of an approved color additive petition to the Food and Dmg Administration there is an exception for coal-tar colorants used to color hair. Based on the composition of these colorants, FDA can require a certification on each manufactured batch of colorant to assure conformance with the approved specifications. In the early 1990s FDA has required certification only for synthetically derived coal-tar type colors. Many of the approved color additives, both certified and noncertified, are restricted ia their potential use. These restrictions can be found ia the color additive regulations ia the Code of Federal Regulations at 21 CFR 73 and 74. 

Hair colorants, the fourth class of color additives, may be used only to color scalp hair and may not be used in the area of the eye. Use of these colorants is exempt, that is, coal-tar hair dyes may be sold with cautionary labeling, directions for preliminary (patch) testing, and restrictions against use in or near the eye. The EDA diligently enforces the rules governing color additives and limits the use of, or even dehsts colorants deemed unsafe. The Hst of substances specifically prohibited for use in cosmetics is short. 

Performance. Consumer acceptance is a criterion on which cosmetic marketers caimot compromise. Whereas the likes and dislikes of consumers are in a state of constant flux, some product features are critical. A deodorant that does not deodorize or a hair coloring that fades in sunlight is unacceptable. Performance is tested by in vitro techniques during formulation, but the ultimate test of a product s performance requires in-use experience with consumers and critical assessment by trained observers. Performance tests can sometimes be combined with in-use safety tests, and protocols for such programs have been developed. 

In the home, you or your children may be exposed to lead if you take some types of home remedy medicines that contain lead compounds. Lead compounds are in some non-Westem cosmetics, such as surma and kohl. Some types of hair colorants and dyes contain lead acetate. Read the labels on hair coloring products, use them with caution, and keep them away from children. 

Some types of paints and pigments that are used as facial make-up or hair coloring contain lead. Cosmetics that contain lead include surma and kohl, which are popular in certain Asian countries. Read the labels on hair coloring products, and keep hair dyes that contain lead acetate away from children. Do not allow children to touch hair that has been colored with lead-containing dyes or any surfaces that have come into contact with these dyes because lead compounds can rub off onto their hands and be transferred to their mouths. 

Bleaching of natural hair color can be done as a single cosmetic application but is also part of oxidative hair coloring. Bleaching, blonding, and lightening of human... 

Corbett, John F. (1999). Hair Colorants Chemistry and Toxicology. Cosmetic Science Monographs, No. 2, ed. H. Butler. Weymouth, U.K. Micelle Press. 

Murphy, Bryan P. (2000). Hair Colorants. Poacher s Perfumes Cosmetics and Soaps, 10th edition, ed. H. Butler. Dordrecht, Netherlands Kluwer Academic Publications. 

Cosmetic applications require specific effect pigments that are approved for use according to cosmetic regulations. The applications of these pigments include color cosmetics (lipsticks, eyeshadows, blushers, eye pencils, make-up, mascaras, nail lacquers), personal care products (shampoos, body washes, lotions, creams, oral care products, hair gels), and special effect items (theatrical and costume make-up, temporary hair color sprays) [5.164]. 

Cosmetics are natural or synthetic toiletry products that are used to maintain hygiene and include externally applied products used to enhance appearance. This class includes dental products, bath supplies (e.g., bubble baths, body washes, and bath beads), powders, lotions, lipsticks, perfumes, colognes, shampoos, depilatories, and hair coloring/waving products. Most of these products contain alcohols, aromatic hydrocarbons, perborates, and anionic and nonionic surfactants. Use of cosmetics is as old as civilization itself. Centuries ago wealthy women would apply the white lead pigment known as ceruse to their faces to appear fashionably pale - sometimes with lethal consequences. Women also used belladonna alkaloids like atropine to dilate pupils to enhance the attractiveness of the eyes in the late nineteenth century. 

Cosmetics are used daily in most households. These include facial and body creams, hair colorants, setting and other treatment products, nail polishes, lipsticks, facial powders, perfumes, and deodorants. Toxic chemicals contained in cosmetics include many of those listed on the EPA 129 priority pollutants list (see Section 8.8). Some of these are formaldehyde, PAHs, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, and heavy metals. I32l... 

Both Corbett [5] and Kirkland [60] have summarized the results of several common hair dye ingredients in in vitro mutation tests, in dominant lethal animal testing, and in epidemiological studies. One of these testing programs consists of a Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrance Association (CTFA) study involving more than 35 oxidation dye components and 34 textile dyes used in temporary hair color products. From this work and other studies, the FDA has determined (in October 1979) that all hair dye prod-... 

Products and Uses Used in baked goods, candy, confections, food, drugs, toothpaste, hair coloring, and cosmetics. 

Products and Uses Utilized as an aerating agent, gas refrigerant, and spray propellant in cosmetics, after-shave lotions, deodorants, hair colorings, hair curling products, dandruff removers, and detergents. Used as a disinfectant, cleanser, sterilizer, for fungicide and mildew control, and others. 

Occupational Exposures of Hairdressers and Barbers and Personal Use of Hair Colorants Some Hair Dyes Cosmetic Colorants Industrial Dyestuffs and Aromatic Amines, lARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Volume 57, lARC, Lyon, France, 1993, p.357. 

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