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. 2023 Dec;42(3_suppl):110S-114S.
doi: 10.1177/10915818231204569. Epub 2023 Oct 16.

Sulfites

Wilbur Johnson Jr  1 , Wilma F Bergfeld  2 , Donald V Belsito  2 , Curtis D Klaassen  2 , Daniel C Liebler  3 , James G Marks  3 , Lisa A Peterson  2 , Ronald C Shank  3 , Thomas J Slaga  2 , Paul W Snyder  2 , Monice Fiume  4 , Bart Heldreth  5
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Sulfites

Wilbur Johnson Jr et al. Int J Toxicol. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety reviewed newly available studies since their original assessment in 1998, along with updated information regarding product types and concentrations of use, and confirmed that Sodium Sulfite, Potassium Sulfite, Ammonium Sulfite, Sodium Bisulfite, Ammonium Bisulfite, Sodium Metabisulfite, and Potassium Metabisulfite are safe as cosmetic ingredients in the practices of use and concentration as described in this report.

Keywords: Cosmetics; Safety; Sulfites.

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Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The articles in this supplement were sponsored by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review.

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