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.

Keywords

• preservatives
• colourants
• uv filters
• safety
• regulation ec 1223/2009