Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea (대한화장품학회지)

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Monitoring of Formaldehyde in Cosmetic Products

화장품 중 포름알데히드 함유량 조사

  • Jung, Bo-Kyung (Seoul Metropolitan Goverment Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Park, Woon-Hee (Seoul Metropolitan Goverment Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Gyu (Seoul Metropolitan Goverment Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Jung (Seoul Metropolitan Goverment Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim, Yeon-Cheon (Seoul Metropolitan Goverment Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Hwang, In-Sook (Seoul Metropolitan Goverment Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Chae, Young-Zoo (Seoul Metropolitan Goverment Research Institute of Public Health and Environment)
  • 정보경 (서울시보건환경연구원 화장품연구팀) ;
  • 박원희 (서울시보건환경연구원 화장품연구팀) ;
  • 김동규 (서울시보건환경연구원 화장품연구팀) ;
  • 최은정 (서울시보건환경연구원 화장품연구팀) ;
  • 김연천 (서울시보건환경연구원 화장품연구팀) ;
  • 황인숙 (서울시보건환경연구원 화장품연구팀) ;
  • 채영주 (서울시보건환경연구원 화장품연구팀)
  • Received : 2011.08.29
  • Accepted : 2011.11.22
  • Published : 2012.03.30
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Abstract

Formaldehyde is commonly present in cosmetic products as an ingredient intended to preserve cosmetic raw materials or as a liberated product from other formaldehyde-releasing preservatives. Since even low level of formaldehyde can elicit a dermatological reactions in sensitized individuals, there has been a tendency to restrict and regulate the use of formaldehyde in cosmetic products. In this study, we determined formaldehyde content in 114 commercial cosmetic products such as packs and masks. Formaldehyde was detected at the level ranging from 0.3 to $9.7{\mu}g/mL$ (ppm) in 36 % of the tested cosmetic products. We investigated formaldehyde content of twelve products specifying to contain formaldehyde-releasing preservatives on their labels. In eleven of ten imidazolidinyl urea-containing and two 1,3-Dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DMDM hyantoin)-containing products, average of $1.7{\mu}g/mL$ (ppm) formaldehyde level was detected. The formaldehyde levels detected in our tested products are low when compared with the maximum authorised concentration 0.2 % (2000 ppm) of formaldehyde in cosmetics according to the Korean Food and Drug Administration notice.

포름알데히드는 그 자체가 보존제로 또는 다른 보존제로부터 유리된 형태로 화장품에 일반적으로 존재한다. 포름알데히드는 낮은 농도로도 민감한 피부 반응을 일으킬 수 있으므로 화장품에서 그 사용을 규제하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 팩 및 마스크와 같은 화장품 114 품목을 시중에서 구입하여 포름알데히드의 함량을 분석하였다. 검사 품목의 36%에서 $0.3{\sim}9.7{\mu}g/mL$ (ppm) 수준의 포름알데히드가 검출되었다. 포름알데히드 유리 보존제를 함유한다고 표시되어 있는 12개 제품의 포름알데히드 함량을 조사하였다. Imidazolidinyl urea를 사용한 화장품 10품목과 1,3-Dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DMDM hyantoin)을 사용한 화장품 2품목에서 평균 $1.7{\mu}g/mL$ (ppm)의 포름알데히드가 검출되었다. 식품의약품안전청 고시 최대 허용 포름알데히드 농도 0.2 % (2,000 ppm)을 고려할 때, 이번 조사에서 분석한 화장품에서는 비교적 낮은 수준의 포름알데히드 함량을 보였다.

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