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Safety Assessment of Keratin and Keratin-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics

  • Christina L. Burnett
  • , Wilma F. Bergfeld
  • , Donald V. Belsito
  • , Ronald A. Hill
  • , Curtis D. Klaassen
  • , Daniel C. Liebler
  • , James G. Marks
  • , Ronald C. Shank
  • , Thomas J. Slaga
  • , Paul W. Snyder
  • , Lillian J. Gill
  • , Bart Heldreth

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Abstract

The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety (Panel) reviewed the safety of 8 keratin-derived ingredients, which function mainly as skin and hair conditioning agents in personal care products. The Panel reviewed relevant data provided in this safety assessment and concluded that the 8 keratin-derived ingredients are safe in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)36S-51S
JournalInternational Journal of Toxicology
Volume40
Issue number2_suppl
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Toxicology

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