Preservatives, colorants and UV filters in cosmetic products: Safety aspects

Abstract

Preservatives, colourants and UV filters are important groups of cosmetic product ingredients and without them many of these products could not exist. Regarding the fact that these substances are in the focus of consumers' interest, as substances which are toxic, in this paper their safety aspects are more precisely defined and explained. These substances are of special importance when safety of cosmetics is discussed and regulatory bodies work on the constant improvement of their safety use. The use of those substances in EU is regulated under Regulation EC No 1223/2009 for cosmetic products and Annexes listed in the Regulation. In this work information related to safety of preservatives, colourants and UV filters from the EU regulation in force, mentioned Regulation EC No 1223/2009, with the consideration of other important regulations and latest scientific literature on this topic are presented.

Konzervansi, sredstva za bojenje i UV filteri su važne grupe sastojaka kozmetičkih proizvoda, bez kojih se ovi proizvodi danas ne mogu zamisliti. Zbog činjenice da su ovi sastojci u žiži interesovanja korisnika, kao supstance koje imaju potencijal da izazovu štetan efekat, u ovom radu su bliže definisani i objašnjeni aspekti bezbedne primene sastojaka kozmetičkih proizvoda iz ovih grupa. Ovi sastojci imaju poseban značaj kada se govori o bezbednosti i regulatorna tela konstantno rade na unapređenju zakonskih propisa u cilju njihove bezbedne primene. Upotreba navedenih sastojaka u kozmetičkim proizvodima je na nivou EU zakonski regulisana zahtevima koji se navode u Uredbi EC 1223/2009 o kozmetičkim proizvodima i njenim Prilozima. U radu su prikazani podaci o bezbednosti konzervanasa, sredstava za bojenje i UV filtera iz važećeg zakonskog propisa EU, pomenute Uredbe, uz osvrta na druge značajne propise i savremenu naučnu literaturu koja se bavi ovim pitanjima.