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Table 1 Haptens in cosmetics for infants with numbers and percent of particular hapten

From: Cosmetics for neonates and infants: haptens in products’ composition

Haptens

Cosmetics containing hapten (out of 212)

Leave-on cosmetics with hapten (out of 91)

Rinse-off cosmetics with hapten (out of 88)

Wet-wipes with hapten (out of 33)

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Cocamidopropyl betaine

65

30.7

0

0

56

63.6

9

27.3

Tocopherol

60

28.3

38

41.8

19

21.6

3

9.1

Phenoxyethanol

55

25.9

23

25.3

15

17.0

17

51.5

Tocopheryl acetate

41

19.3

33

36.3

6

6.8

2

6.1

Propylene glycol

35

16.5

16

17.6

10

11.4

9

27.3

Ethylhexylglycerin

29

13.7

15

16.5

1

1.1

13

39.4

Benzyl alcohol

24

11.3

15

16.5

6

6.8

3

9.1

Limonene

20

9.4

13

14.3

7

8.0

0

0

Lanolin alcohol

19

9.0

15

16.5

3

3.4

1

3.0

Cetyl alcohol

19

9.0

19

20.9

0

0

0

0

Linalool

18

8.5

14

15.4

4

4.5

0

0

Decyl glucoside

17

8.0

0

0

17

19.3

0

0

Paraben mix

12

5.7

7

7.7

4

4.5

1

3.0

Geraniol

12

5.7

11

12.1

1

1.1

0

0

Coumarin

12

5.7

10

11.0

2

2.3

0

0

Methylisothiazolinone

10

4.7

7

7.7

0

0

3

9.1

DMDM hydantoin

10

4.7

1

1.1

9

10.2

0

0

Citronellol

10

4.7

8

8.8

2

2.3

0

0

Sorbitan sesquioleate

6

2.8

6

6.6

0

0

0

0

Citral

6

2.8

5

5.5

1

1.1

0

0

Stearyl alcohol

6

2.8

6

6.6

0

0

0

0

MI/MCI

5

2.4

0

0

5

5.7

0

0

2-Bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol

4

1.9

3

3.3

1

1.1

0

0

Isopropyl myristate

3

1.4

3

3.3

0

0

0

0

Polysorbate 80

3

1.4

2

2.2

0

0

1

3.0

Sorbitan oleate

3

1.4

3

3.3

0

0

0

0

BHA

3

1.4

2

2.2

1

1.1

0

0

Cinnamal

3

1.4

3

3.3

0

0

0

0

Hydroxycitronellal

3

1.4

2

2.2

1

1.1

0

0

Benzyl salicylate

3

1.4

3

3.3

0

0

0

0

HICC

3

1.4

2

2.2

1

1.1

0

0

Chlorhexidine digluconate

2

0.9

2

2.2

0

0

0

0

Propyl gallate

2

0.9

1

1.1

1

1.1

0

0

Cinnamyl alcohol

2

0.9

2

2.2

0

0

0

0

Farnesol

2

0.9

2

2.2

0

0

0

0

Benzyl benzoate

2

0.9

2

2.2

0

0

0

0

Triethanolamine

1

0.5

0

0

1

1.1

0

0

BHT

1

0.5

1

1.1

0

0

0

0

Amyl cinnamal

1

0.5

1

1.1

0

0

0

0

Benzyl cinnamate

1

0.5

1

1.1

0

0

0

0

Butylphenyl methylpropional

1

0.5

0

0

1

1.1

0

0

  1. BHA, 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol; BHT, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-cresol; HICC, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde; MCI, methylchloroisothiazolinone; MI, methylisothiazolinone