Tab. III.
Frequency of occurrence and percentage of substances identified on the label of children’s products.
| Substances | Products | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limonene | Shower gel, toothpaste, sunscreen, lipstick, lipbalm | 16 | 83.3 |
| Linalool | Toothpaste, sunscreen, lipstick, lipbalm | 7 | 33.3 |
| Citral | Lipbalm | 1 | 5 |
| Benzyl alcohol | Shower gel, sunscreen, nail polish | 5 | 25 |
| Eugenol | Toothpaste | 1 | 5 |
| Alpha-isomethyl ionone | Sunscreen | 1 | 5 |
| Citronellol | Sunscreen | 1 | 5 |
| Coumarin | Sunscreen | 1 | 5 |
| Potassium sorbate | Shower gel, intimate soap, toothpaste, liquid soap | 4 | 12.5 |
| Sodium benzoate | Shower gel, shampoo, intimate soap, toothpaste, liquid soap, body cream | 12 | 37.5 |
| Phenoxyethanol | Shower gel, shampoo, toothpaste, body cream, sunscreen, lipstick, nail polish | 14 | 43.8 |
| Chlorphenesin | Shampoo, body cream | 2 | 6.3 |
| Imidazolidinyl urea | Shampoo | 1 | 3.1 |
| Diazolidinyl Urea | Nail polish | 1 | 3.1 |
| Methylparaben | Lipstick | 1 | 3.1 |
| Propylparaben | Lipstick | 1 | 3.1 |
| Benzoic acid | Sunscreen | 1 | 3.1 |
| Cocamide DEA | Shampoo | 1 | 4 |
| BHA | Shampoo | 1 | 4 |
| BHT | Shower gel, shampoo, lipbalm | 4 | 16 |
| PEG’s | Shower gel, shampoo, intimate soap, toothpaste, liquid soap, body cream, sunscreen | 17 | 68 |
| MI/MCI | Shampoo, liquid soap | 2 | 8 |
| Ethylhextyl methoxycinnamate | Lipbalm | 3 | 12 |
| Petrolatum | Body cream, lipstick, lipbalm | 6 | 24 |
| Acrylate copolymer | Shampoo, sunscreen, lipstick, nail polish | 6 | 24 |
| Polysorbate-80/-60/-20 | Shampoo, body cream | 3 | 12 |