ALLERGENS IN DETERGENTS AND CLEANING PRODUCTSKRISTINA VILE, MSC MOLECULAR BIOMEDICIN

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EUROPA: 27 % 18-74 YRS

POPULATIONS STUDY5 European countries (Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Portugal)

• 12,377 with 32 allergens

• 27 % (18-74 years)

• Women > men

• Allergens• Nickel (14.5 %)• Cobalt (2.2 %)• Fragrance mix I (1.9 %)• Fragrance mix II (1.9 %)• Chloratranol (1.8 %) oak moss & tree moss

extract• HICC (1.4 %) ban (2021)• PPD: (1.0 %)

MAJOR CAUSES OF CONTACT DERMATITIS/SKIN ALLERGY

• Metals (nickel, chrome)

• Preservatives (MI)

• Perfume

• Coloring (metals, p-phenylenediamine)

• Plants

• Rubber

• Glue

• Sunscreen

ALLERGENS IN DETERGENTS AND CLEANING PRODUCTS

Allergens

• Perfume• Preservatives• Airborne (MI and formaldehyde)

Irritation

• Surfactants e.g. sodium lauryl sulfate

PRESERVATIVES KNOWN TO CAUSE ALLERGI

• Methylisothiazolinone/MI

• Methylchloroisothiazolinone/MCI

• Kathon (MCI/MIT)

• Formaldehyde and -doners• Benzylhemiformal

• 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol

• 5-bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane

• Diazolidinyl urea

• DMDM hydantoin

• Formaldehyd

• Imidiazolidinyl urea

• Methenamine

• Paraformaldehyd

• Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate

• Quaternium-15

MORE THAN 6 % IN

EUROPE

PERFUME ALLERGY – THE 26Regulation 26 perfumes must be declared with names on cosmetic products

0.001 % leave on, 0.01 % rinse off

• Alpha isomethyl Ionone

• Amyl cinnamal

• Amylcinnamyl alcohol

• Anisyl alcohol

• Benzyl alcohol

• Benzyl benzoate

• Benzyl cinnamat

• Benzyl salicylat

• Butylphenyl methylpropional

• Cinnamal

• Cinnamyl alcohol

• Citral

• Citronellol

• Coumarin

• Limonene

• Eugenol

• Evernia prunastri

• Evernia Furfuracea

• Farnesol

• Geraniol

• Hexyl cinnamal

• Hydroxycitronellal

• Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde

• Isoeugenol

• Linalool

• Methyl 2-octynoate

19 organic

ARE THE TESTS GOOD ENOUGH?IS THE NUMBERS MUCH HIGHER..?

82 Skin sensitizingperfumes

26 allergens

FM I: 8

FM II: 6

• Most potent allergens of the 26 perfumes - not in test mix

• Patch test with 26 perfumes canidentify 40 % more.

Temamøde Miljøstyrelsen/Sundhedsstyrelsen 4.april 2016 oplæg v. Niels Højsager Bennike.

DETERGENT REGULATION (EU)

• No rule about full declaration (as for cosmetics)• Contact information to find full declaration

• Use and dosage information

• Preservation, enzymes, disinfectants, optical white and perfume need to be declared

• The 26 perfumes on EU’s list of most allergenic need to be declared with name

REGULATION – TRENDS FROM COSMETICS

• New EU regulation on claims on cosmetics• Not allowed to write “free from” (e.g. parabens, hormone disrupters, triclosan)• Restrictions on hypoallergenic (misleading)• Not allowed to demean ingredients which are legal and approved for cosmetics

• We believe that this focus will spread to detergents and cleaning products

EXAMPLES – TRENDS FROM COSMETICS

• Methyldibromglutaronitril (MG)• Regulation for cosmetics – banned in leave-on in 2005• Regulation for detergents and cleaning – banned in rinse-off in 2007

• Methylisothiazolinone (MI)• Regulation for cosmetics – Banned in leave-on in 2016• Regulation for detergents and cleaning – 15 PPM in rinse-off in 2019

EXAMPLES – HYPOALLERGENIC MISLEADING?

Water, Sodium Coco Sulfate(plant-powered surfactant), Cocamidopropylamine Oxide(plant-powered surfactant), Lauramine Oxide (plant-poweredsurfactant), Coco Betaine (plant-powered surfactant), Phenoxyethanol (preservative), Ethylhexylglycerin (preservative), Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate(plant-powered water softener), Natural Fragrance, Citric Acid(plant-powered pH adjuster), Limonene (essential oilcomponent), Citral (essential oilcomponent

THE FUTURE

• Full declaration on detergents and cleaning products

• Focus on claims – cosmetics regulation as a precursor

• Higher focus on skin friendly and not only natural

• Think skin friendly in development of products

• Be prepared by getting knowledge about the cosmetic products

EWA@ALLERGYCERTIFIED.COM

Claims:Free from

What has been used instead?Dermatological tested

On how many, what were the result?Hypoallergenic

Means less, but less than what? Free from parabens

Hypoallergenic

Hypoallergenic

WHY CERTIFICATIONS?Many misleading claims on products

TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRODUCERS

Prohibitedchemical/ classified

RecipeMSDS safetyassessment

New criteriaTDS raw

materialsSample test

FACTS• AllergyCertified launched in February

2015

• >850 certified products

• International

• Health label

• Allergy

• Endocrine disrupting chemicals

• Carcinogen

• Raw materials

• Advisory board

HOW TO USE ALLERGYCERTIFIED?

• Follow us on Facebook or LinkedIn https://www.facebook.com/allergycertified/https://www.linkedin.com/company/allergycertified

• See our website on chemical of the month http://allergycertified.com/blog/chemical-month-cocamidopropyl-betaine/

• Sodium Laureth Sulfate as chemical of the month http://allergycertified.com/blog/chemical-month-sodium-laureth-sulfate-sodium-lauryl-sulfate/

• Write us if you have any questions about allergy

THANK YOUKRISTINA VILE

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