Toxicity of Different Chemical Components in Sun Cream Filters and Their Impact on Human Health: A Review

Santander Ballestín, Sonia (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Luesma Bartolomé, María José (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Some chemical components in sun cream filters have endocrine-disrupting activity or can be carcinogenic, neurotoxic, bioaccumulative, allergens, or be toxic for human reproduction. It is important that sunscreens have safety requirements. The objective of this work is to compare sun cream filters used in conventional commercial sunscreens and those that are considered natural products, especially focused on endocrine-disrupting effects. In order to achieve the above objective, the compositions of different conventional and natural sun cream filters were evaluated and compared, taking into account the presence of the different sun cream filters whose effects were evaluated on the website specialized in safety and cosmetics, Environmental Working Group (EWG), and in the Register of chemical substances and mixtures in the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation. The currently available evidence of each sun cream filter and their degree of safety has been summarized. Several organic sun cream filters present a potential risk to health and the environment; however, inorganic sun cream filters such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide (ZnO and TiO2) show a very low risk in humans as they are not absorbed through intact or damaged tissues. The legislation does not oblige manufacturers to specify the concentration of each substance, which provides qualitative but not quantitative information for the consumer.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/app13020712

Año: 2023

Publicado en: Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 13, 2 (2023), 712 [14 pp.]
ISSN: 2076-3417

Factor impacto JCR: 2.5 (2023)

Categ. JCR: ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 44 / 181 = 0.243 (2023) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, APPLIED rank: 87 / 179 = 0.486 (2023) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 115 / 231 = 0.498 (2023) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 258 / 439 = 0.588 (2023) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 5.3 - Engineering (all) (Q1) - Computer Science Applications (Q2) - Materials Science (all) (Q2) - Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (Q2) - Instrumentation (Q2) - Process Chemistry and Technology (Q3)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.508 - Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (Q2) - Materials Science (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Instrumentation (Q2) - Process Chemistry and Technology (Q3) - Computer Science Applications (Q3)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Area Anatom.Embriol.Humana (Dpto. Anatom.Histolog.Humanas)
Área (Departamento): Área Farmacología (Dpto. Farmac.Fisiol.y Med.L.F.)