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Essential monographs
DOI: 10.1533/9781908818713.75
This section of the book entails the detailed description of 502 ingredients
commonly found in the cosmeceutical products. This includes the
international nomenclature of cosmetic ingredients (INCI), other
common names, chemical structure, chemical formulae, molecular
weight, chemical abstracts service (CAS), intended function and partition
coefficient (Log P) from SciFinder®, Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR),
Specialchem4cosmetics®, Sigmaaldrich®, Cosmeticsinfo® and the
International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary. Through our thorough
evaluations of the published literature, we have suggested appropriate
classification of carcinogenicity and allergenicity to better guide
formulators, clinicians, academics, health care professionals working in
the community and hospitals and students interested in the field of
cosmeceutics and dermatology. We have also included a popularity
ranking to allow manufacturers to know how widely the ingredients are
used so as to allow industry players to understand the prevalence of the
usage of the ingredient. The recommendations of the monograph are
included to provide an easy guide on the intended safety levels of the
ingredients.
Carcinogenicity (Please refer to Figure 4.1)
Category Recommendations
1 Use within proposed limit
2 Safe to use
3 Use with caution
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